Memphis repairs

Do this today

• Write the problem. Date it. Keep photos.
• Open a request with Memphis 311 or dial 311.
• Do not skip rent until legal aid has read the process for your state.

Who inspects a Memphis rental?

Memphis 311 is the local conditions door, and 311 is often how you open a request. An inspector’s dated notice is a different kind of paper than a text to the manager. Confirm URLTA adoption for Shelby County. Memphis Code Enforcement is the conditions door.

Can I stop paying rent to force the repair?

Sometimes Tennessee law provides a repair-and-deduct or rent-withholding process, and sometimes skipping rent is grounds for eviction. That line is in Tennessee Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Ask legal aid before you change what you pay.

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?