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Has the Government Shutdown affected the Tennessee Fair Housing Council? This is a question we have been asked a lot recently. The answer is emphatically YES!Since 2016, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has experienced alleged difficulties that…Continue readingThe Government Shutdown

MDHA Accepting Pre-Screening Forms for Homeowner Rehabilitation Loan ProgramDavidson County Owner-Occupied Houses NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency is accepting pre-screening forms for its Homeowner Rehabilitation Loan Program, which is designed to correct health and safety issues…Continue readingMDHA Accepting Pre-Screening Forms for Homeowner Rehabilitation Loan Program

Applications to Open for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting ListMDHA Accepting Online Only Applications From Noon Sept. 13 Until 3 p.m. Sept. 19, 2017 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency will open applications for its Section…Continue readingMDHA to open Section 8 Voucher waiting list

Unlike in criminal proceedings, where defendants have a constitutionally guaranteed right to counsel, not all litigants in all civil proceedings have a right to counsel. Instead the U.S. Supreme Court found a “presumption that an indigent litigant [in a civil…Continue readingBut Don’t I Have a Right to an Attorney?

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Raw sewage on the ground, stairs in disrepair, and boarded up windows are just a few of the 140 code violations Henrico County issued to the Essex Village apartment complex back in November of 2016. Deputy…Continue readingHolding HUD Accountable

NASHVILLE — The Chestnut Bend Home Owners Association (CBHOA) in Franklin, Tenn., has settled a federal lawsuit filed against it in early 2012 for $156,000. The Plaintiffs, Charles and Melanie Hollis and their youngest two children, both of whom have…Continue readingFRANKLIN HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FOR $156,000