Local Tenant Rights, Laws, and Protections: Tennessee
Know your responsibilities as a tenant. Read your lease agreement carefully!
- Legal Assistance
- Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Consumer Affairs - The Division seeks to serve and protect consumers from deceptive business practices.
- Tennessee Human Rights Commission an independent state agency charged with preventing and eradicating discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing, and the distribution of federal funds through grants and contracts.
Need Help?
For help on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity issues, call the HUD FHEO Office for Tennessee: (865) 545-4370
HUD handles complaints about housing discrimination, bad landlords in federal housing and many other issues.