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Tenant Eviction Process in Memphis, Tennessee – What to Do When a Tenant Stops Paying Rent
The process you follow to evict tenants from your Memphis home depends on your lease. There are two different routes to take, depending on whether you have a lease with a waiver of notice or not.
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about eviction. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
Tenant Defenses to Evictions in Tennessee
The Tennessee Code provides all the laws related to landlord-tenant relations in Tennessee. To evict a tenant for failing to pay rent or violating the lease, a landlord must file a lawsuit with the court to receive the eviction court order. check to learn more.
How Evictions Work: What Renters Need to Know
State laws have very detailed requirements for landlords who want to end a tenancy. Each state has its own procedures as to how termination notices and eviction papers must be written and delivered to you ("served"). check to learn more.
The first step in the eviction process in Tennessee is when the landlord serves the tenant with an eviction notice. If the landlord is in one of the counties covered by the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, then eviction takes a little more time. check to learn more.