Memphis habitability

Do this today

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

What does “livable” mean in Memphis?

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 Memphis 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 Memphis 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.

Does URLTA apply in Shelby County?

Tennessee’s uniform act is not automatic everywhere. Confirm for Shelby County. Memphis Code Enforcement and 311 are the conditions doors. General Sessions hears many evictions. A Nashville Metro process is not a Memphis process.

The Memphis layer

Confirm URLTA adoption for Shelby County. Memphis Code Enforcement 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.

Memphis 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?