Actions must be brought in the county in which the subject of the action, or some part thereof, is situated:
(1) For the recovery of real property, or of an estate or interest therein;

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 452.400

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

(2) For the partition of real property except as is provided in KRS § 452.420;
(3) For the sale of real property under a mortgage, lien, or other encumbrance or charge, except for debts of a decedent;
(4) For an injury to real property.
Effective: July 15, 1982
History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 277, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1980. — Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 62.