Kentucky
For Kentucky, public project retainage cap (%) is 10% until 50% complete, then 5%; private project retainage cap (%) is 10% until 50% complete, then 5%; release deadline is 30 days after substantial completion; escrow required is no; milestone reduction is retainage held after fifty-one percent (51%) of the construction project has been completed shall not be more than five percent (5%), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Kentucky
- Public project retainage cap (%)
- 10% until 50% complete, then 5%
- Private project retainage cap (%)
- 10% until 50% complete, then 5%
- Release deadline
- 30 days after substantial completion
- Escrow required
- no verified
- Milestone reduction
- retainage held after fifty-one percent (51%) of the construction project has been completed shall not be more than five percent (5%) verified
- Statutory citation
- KRS 371.410 our reading
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What the source says
until fifty percent (50%) of the construction project has been completed in accordance with the contract, a contracting entity, contractor, or subcontractor may withhold no more than ten percent (10%) retainage from the amount of any undisputed payment due, and retainage held after fifty-one percent (51%) of the construction project has been completed shall not be more than five percent (5%) of the total contract amount.
— apps.legislature.ky.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- apps.legislature.ky.govhttps://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35259