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Council approves ordinance prohibiting landlord retaliation for tenant complaints
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance creating section 12-55 of the city code to prohibit landlord retaliation against tenants who complain to government agencies; the council passed the ordinance without dissent.
The Lexington Fayette Urban County Council on April 15 approved an ordinance creating section 12-55 in the city's code of ordinances to prohibit landlord retaliation when tenants make complaints to government agencies.
Councilmember Grama moved to approve the ordinance; Vice Mayor Wu seconded. The council approved the motion “without dissent,” the committee report said. Councilmember Reynolds read the committee summary noting the item had been vetted at the Social Services and Public Safety Committee.
The council discussion referenced the state-level Tenant-Landlord Act as the legal backdrop for the anti-retaliation provision; the committee summary said the local ordinance aligns with state law.
The ordinance was carried as presented and will be incorporated into Chapter 12 of the Lexington and Fayette Urban County Government code of ordinances.
