Ky. Rev. Stat. ch. 344 § 344.240
Scope of and procedure for judicial review --Hearing -- Appeal
Operative Text
344.240 Scope of and procedure for judicial review --Hearing -- Appeal. (1) Any complainant, respondent, or intervenor aggrieved by a final order of the commission, including a final order dismissing any complaint or stating the terms of a conciliation agreement, may obtain judicial review, and the commission may obtain an order of the court for enforcement of its final order, in a proceeding brought in the Circuit Court in a county in which the alleged unlawful practice which is the subject of the final order or complaint occurs or in which a respondent resides or has his principal place of business. (2) Except for a discriminatory housing practice, if the commission has failed to schedule a hearing in accordance with KRS 344.210(1) or has failed to issue a final order within one hundred eighty (180) days after the complaint is filed, the complainant, respondent, Attorney General, or an intervenor may petition the Circuit Court in a county in which the alleged unlawful practice set forth in the complaint occurs or in which the petitioner resides or has his principal place of business for an order directing the commission to schedule a hearing or to issue its final order. The court shall follow the procedure set forth in KRS Chapter 13B and this section so far as applicable. (3) If before the expiration of sixty (60) days after the date of the commission order is entered for a discriminatory housing practice and no petition for review has been filed under subsection (1) of this section, any person entitled to under the discriminatory housing practice order may petition for a decree enforcing the order in the Circuit Court for the county in which the discriminatory housing practice is alleged to have occurred. (4) Except for subsection (2) of this section, all provisions in this section shall apply to orders issued in a discriminatory housing practice proceeding.
Kentucky Revised Statute § 344.240 establishes the process by which parties involved in a civil rights or fair housing complaint before the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights can seek court involvement. Any complainant, respondent, or intervenor who is dissatisfied with the commission's final order — including a dismissal or conciliation agreement — may bring the matter to a Circuit Court in the relevant county for judicial review. If the commission fails to schedule a hearing or issue a final order within 180 days (for non-housing matters), affected parties may petition a Circuit Court to compel action. For discriminatory housing practice orders specifically, enforcement can be sought in Circuit Court if no petition for review is filed within 60 days of the commission's order.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Ky. Rev. Stat. § 344.240, property owners and managers named as respondents in a commission proceeding have the right to seek judicial review of any final order they believe is adverse to them. Compliant operators generally track the timeline of commission proceedings carefully, noting the 60-day window for discriminatory housing practice orders and the 180-day benchmark for non-housing matters. Familiarity with the Circuit Court venue options — the county where the alleged practice occurred or where the respondent has a principal place of business — helps operators understand where any review proceeding would be filed.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 344.240 gives tenants who have filed a fair housing or civil rights complaint meaningful options if the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights issues an unfavorable final order or fails to act in a timely manner. As a complainant, a tenant may petition the appropriate Circuit Court for judicial review of a final commission order, or — in non-housing matters — may seek a court order compelling the commission to act if 180 days have passed without a hearing or final decision. Tenants navigating these timelines and procedures may benefit from consulting a tenant-rights organization or legal aid provider familiar with commission proceedings under this statute.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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