If the tenant or person in possession of any land commits or is about to commit any waste thereon, pending an action to recover or charge such land, the court in which the action is pending may order a receiver to take possession of the land, or may stay the committing of waste by injunction or restraining order.
KRS 381.420
Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2336.