Deeds
Condominium Declaration, Declaration KRS 381.9133
DECLARATION
KRS 381.9101 to 381.9207 applies to all condominiums created within the Commonwealth after January 1, 2011. KRS 381.9103(1)
‘Declaration’ means any instrument, including a master deed, however denominated, that creates a condominium, and any amendments to those instruments; 381.9105(9)
CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION KRS 381.9133
The document requires:
• The name of the condominium which shall include the word "condominium" or be followed by the words ‘a condominium’
• Name of the association
• Name of every county in which any part of the condominium is situated
• A legal description of the real estate included in the condominium
• Maximum number of condominium units
• Condominium Plat or Plan must be recorded simultaneously
• Preparation Statement (KRS 382.335)
• Must be signed by the property owner, the association and each person executing the declaration. The signatures must be acknowledged (notarized).
• The clerk shall request a return mail address. (KRS 382.240)
A condominium is created only by recording a declaration executed in the same manner as a deed. KRS 381.9125.
Legal Description for condominium unit will include: the name of the condominium, the recording data for the deed and declaration, the county in which the condominium is located, and the identifying number of the unit. KRS 381.9131
