Housing, Utilities & Property 

Find links to information that can help protect your family, along with energy-saving tips and housing facts.

 Resources
  • Emergency Numbers
    Access important phone numbers that you may need in a time of crisis.
    • Crisis Response Board
      The team's primary purpose is to lessen the impact of crisis and disaster by providing support to communities and emergency responders whose lives are impacted by the effects of trauma.
    • Emergency Phone Numbers, Kentucky State Police
      In serving the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the State Police strive to provide multiple points of contact to ensure they are always easy to reach.
  • Energy Tips
    Save money and help conserve valuable resources with these links.
  • Homeland Security
    Learn more about homeland security and emergency management.
  • Housing
    Get help buying or renting a home; learn how to file a complaint against a business or service.
    • Building Codes Enforcement
      Regulates the Kentucky Building Code as it pertains to the construction of new buildings, and alterations, additions, and changes of occupancy to existing buildings
    • Cities and Counties
      Kentucky Incorporated Cities and Counties Mapping Portal
    • Fair Housing Laws
      Rights & responsibilities of Property Managers, Owners & Housing Customers Under Kentucky's Civil Rights Act
    • File a Consumer Complaint
      Learn how to file a customer complaint against a business or service.
    • Find Unclaimed Property
      You may be the owner of unclaimed property that is being held by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the State Treasurer's Unclaimed Property Fund.
    • Homeownership Opportunities
      The Kentucky Housing Corporation provides the information you need to purchase your first home.
    • Kentucky Housing Corporation
      KHC has made homeownership possible for over 52,000 low- and moderate-income Kentucky families. KHC also offers other programs such as rental housing production financing, homeownership education/counseling and a variety of rental assistance, housing rehabilitation and home repair initiatives.
    • Public Assistance Forms, Kentucky Emergency Management
      The following are forms necessary to apply for Public Assistance.
    • Rental Assistance
      Helping eligible families to obtain housing
    • Rental Assistance Opportunities
      There are several different rental assistance programs available through KHC. These programs offer very low-income residents an opportunity to find housing at an affordable price.
    • Understanding Home Mortgages
      To help us serve the entire state, we work with a statewide network of lenders who will meet with you to determine your eligibility and help you complete the KHC loan application.
  • Property Assessments
    Learn how your property is assessed or file an appeal.
  • Taxes: Income
    Find personal tax forms or check on your refund.
  • Taxes: Property
    Get information about taxes on your property and what to do if those taxes are overdue.
    • Motor Vehicle Property Tax Rates
      This page contains information on motor vehicle usage taxes.
    • Overdue Taxes?
      A tax bill, called a Notice of Tax Due, is generated when the total amount due for the tax period is not paid.
    • Property Tax Rates (PDF)
      This publication reports the 2005 ad valorem property tax rates of the state and local governmental units in Kentucky, including county, city, school and special district levies.
  • Utilities
    Receive energy assistance, find current energy rates, or notify the Public Service Commission of a problem.
    • Heating Assistance Program
      The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally-funded program to help eligible low income households meet their home heating and/or cooling needs.
    • Low Income Energy Assistance Program
      This vital program helps approximately 150,000 Kentucky families pay their utility bills each winter.
    • Online Public Utility Inquiry Form
      Email your concerns to the Public Service Commission.
    • Problems with Utility Service?
      The Public Service Commission can answer your questions about your utility service and help you resolve your utility complaints.
    • Public Service Commission
      The Commission's mission is to ensure that every utility receives fair, just and reasonable rates for the services rendered and that their services are adequate, efficient and reasonable
    • Utility Rate Intervention
      The Office of Rate Intervention serves as a watchdog for consumers in matters relating to health insurance, natural gas, water, sewer, electric and telephone rates.
    • Utility Web Sites
      The Public Service Commission provides links to utility Web sites here.
  • Kentucky Department of Insurance Free Publications
    These publications were produced by the Kentucky Department of Insurance (unless otherwise noted) and are available in limited quantities.
  • L. K. L. P. Community Action Council, Inc.,
    The Leslie Knott Letcher Perry Community Action Council, Inc., is a private non-profit organization, serving the Kentucky counties of Leslie, Knott, Letcher and Perry.