Are you experiencing any of these?

If yes, keep reading.

You are being evicted.
Your landlord locked you out of your home.
Your landlord cut off your utilities.
You received a notice on your door saying you have to leave your home.
You are in danger of losing your Section 8 Voucher or your income-based housing.
Your landlord has treated you differently based on your race, gender, color, religion, home country, disability, or you have kids.
You are a person with a disability and are having problems with your housing

The Eviction Right to Counsel (ERTC) program provides free legal services and education to low-income Nashvillians facing eviction.

The Fair Housing Act is a federal law that protects renters from discrimination. It makes it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants based on race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, religion, family status, gender identity,or sexual orientation.

Accomodations

Reasonable accommodations are changes in rules or services that help tenants with disabilities access and use their home.
The best way to request a reasonable accommodation or modification is to write a letter
to your property manager explaining what change you
need made.

Repairs

Your landlord is responsible for:

Keeping the place fit to live in and in good repair.
Keeping the areas everyone uses clean and safe.
Making the repairs the lease says they will make in a
reasonable amount of time after they are requested.

Don’t stop paying rent because your landlord hasn’t made repairs.

Eviction

Even if you break your lease, your landlord cannot:

Change the locks to make you leave.
Shut off your utilities.
Set your things on the street before the sheriff comes.

Materials & Resources

Below are copies of “Know Your Rights” materials for individuals, community-based organizations, and tenant associations. Materials include Citizenship, Court Announcements, Credit Reports, Emergency Housing Resources, Evictions, Fair Housing, Housing Search Resources, Landlord/Tenant Responsibilities, MDHA, Nonpayment Advice, Reading Your Lease, Re-Entry, Renter's Rights, Repairs, Request for Repairs, & Section 8.