Chattanooga habitability

Do this today

• Photograph the condition. Write the date.
• Dial 311 or file with Chattanooga 311.
• If there is no heat, no water, or a gas smell: 911 or the utility first.

What does “livable” mean in Chattanooga?

Heat, water, sanitation, and structural safety are the usual floor. The exact list is in Tennessee Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and often in the city housing code Chattanooga 311 enforces. This desk does not reprint temperature charts or hour-counts.

What if nothing happens after I report it?

Keep the request numbers from 311 or Chattanooga 311. Take that file to legal aid. Do not skip rent on a rumor. If the condition is dangerous tonight — no heat in winter, a gas leak, a collapsed ceiling — treat it as an emergency.

Is Chattanooga the same as the rest of Tennessee for renters?

Confirm URLTA adoption for Hamilton County. Chattanooga 311/code is the conditions door. Hamilton County General Sessions — landlord-tenant hears possession cases. Dial 311 for City services. Do not import another city’s ordinance.

The Chattanooga layer

Confirm URLTA adoption for Hamilton County. Chattanooga 311/code is the conditions door.

Tennessee Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Tenn. Code §§ 66-28-101 to 66-28-523) is the Tennessee floor. We name it. We do not paraphrase a day-count or a dollar cap out of it.

Chattanooga questions

National answers on this desk

• Is a landlord notice the same as being evicted?
• What number should I call right now?
• Is there a national tenant-rights law in the United States?
• What should I do if I get an eviction notice?
• How do I find free legal help as a renter?
• Can my landlord enter without notice?