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Recent Amendment to the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act Impacts Real Estate Listing Agreements
This past April, Governor Beshear signed into law 2024 Kentucky House Bill No. 88, which amended the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act (the “KCPA”) to impose new restrictions on residential real estate “service agreement[s].” Under the new law (codified as KRS § 367.354), the term “service agreement” is defined as “an agreement under which an owner of residential real property is required, in connection with the purchase or sale of the property, to . . . [p]ay a real estate sales commission to a specified [real estate broker or agent].” The new law unequivocally applies to residential real estate listing agreements. Kentucky real estate brokers and agents must, therefore, be familiar with the new law and ensure any prohibited provisions are removed from their listing agreements to avoid the potentially significant consequences of a violation. More >
