CAUDILL v. ACTON

No. 2003-CA-001957-DG.

175 S.W.3d 617 (2005)

Dora CAUDILL, Appellant, v. Jean ACTON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 2005.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court November 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Todd Hardin, Louisville, KY, for Appellant.

Dana R. Kolter, Jean Acton, Louisville, KY, for Appellee.

Before TACKETT, TAYLOR, and VANMETER, Judges.


OPINION

VANMETER, Judge.

Under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), a tenant is liable for damages to the leased premises, including those which occur during any holdover period of possession. Since Dora Caudill signed an apartment lease agreement as a "tenant," the fact that she never resided in the apartment did not change her obligations to the landlord. We affirm the decision of the Jefferson Circuit Court.

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