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evictions

Are you facing eviction in Middle Tennessee? Here’s where to turn for help.

Rose Gilbert

February 8, 2023

Being evicted from your home can be overwhelming, but there resources for tenants don’t have to face it alone.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: evictions, Housing

What you need to know about eviction in Middle Tennessee

Rose Gilbert

February 8, 2023

Woman places eviction notice on a door.
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To understand what happens when a person is evicted and how it impacts their ability to find housing, we’re talking to community members with firsthand experience. Then, we’re joined by legal experts from the Legal Aid Society and the Hispanic Bar association to discuss resources, tenant rights and the  Eviction Right to Counsel Project.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs Tagged With: evictions, Housing

Eviction filings in Nashville were 70% higher in December than before the pandemic. Here are some prevention tips.

Ambriehl Crutchfield

February 2, 2023

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More Nashville residents received eviction notices in December 2022 compared to the same month before the pandemic (2017, 2018 and 2019).

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Conexión Américas, Eviction Lab, evictions, Legal Aid Society, Metro Action, Metro Government

¿Ha sido desalojado? Queremos escuchar de ti.

Alexis Marshall

February 1, 2023

Hay una oportunidad de dar aporte a nuestro programa se llama This Is Nashville. En el 8 de febrero vamos a transmitir un episodio sobre los desalojos en Nashville. Queremos ayudar a nuestra comunidad comprender cómo funcionan los desalojos y explicar qué derechos tienen los inquilinos. Sobre todo, queremos escuchar a personas con experiencia con el desalojo. ¿Cómo te […]

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, en español, Programs Tagged With: evictions, Housing

Have you been evicted? We want to hear from you.

This Is Nashville

January 31, 2023

On February 8, This Is Nashville is hosting a Citizen Nashville episode to help people understand how evictions work, as well as what rights renters have when faced with eviction.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs Tagged With: evictions, Housing, housing court

Faith-led coalition requests that federal money be spent on affordable housing

Blaise GaineyandRachel Iacovone

October 18, 2021

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Nashville Organized for Action and Hope held its annual meeting to list its requests to officials. Much of it focused on helping fund programs like affordable housing, better pay for school support staff and faster help for those facing eviction.

Filed Under: Education, Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, evictions, John Cooper, Mayor John Cooper, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Metro Schools, MNPS, Nashville Organized for Action and Hope, NOAH, Sandra Sepulveda

More Money And A New Courtroom Rule Aim To Avoid Nashville Evictions

Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 15, 2021

The Metro Action Commission is receiving an additional $9 million for hitting its initial goal of getting housing aid dollars into the hands of landlords and tenants.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: evictions, metro action commission, Nashville Conflict Resolution Center, PATHE, Rachel Bell

Nashville Housing Advocates Urge City To Speed Up The Pace Of Rent Relief

Juliana Kim

September 8, 2021

The city has received millions of federal dollars for housing assistance, but organizers say the issue is only growing worse.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: affordable housing, evictions, Metro Human Resources Commission, PATHE, People's Alliance For Transit Housing And Employment, Red Door Collective, rent relief

Where Nashville Evictions Are Happening And How Often, According To Volunteer Group’s Analysis

Ambriehl Crutchfield

September 7, 2021

Red Door Collective’s report shows that Nashville’s 37203 zip code, which roughly covers the Gulch and West End, had the most detainer warrants this past year. Still, there were fewer detainer warrants between January 2020 and March 2021 than in prior years recently.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: 37203, evictions, pandemic, Red Door Collective

Listen: One Woman Recounts Being Evicted In Nashville

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 27, 2021

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Nearly 200 families have been displaced in Nashville since the Sixth Circuit Court ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t have the authority to issue eviction moratoriums.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: CDC, evictions, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

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