There are 17 article(s) tagged evictions:

• September 2021

  • Experts share solutions for making evictions less frequent, less painful

    In a high-poverty “eviction capital,” Memphians are at greater risk of homelessness and housing instability than most Americans.

    By Ian Round September 12, 2021

  • Federal rent assistance flowing much faster locally than at state level

    The Tennessee Housing Development Agency has spent less than 5% of its federal rental assistance money. In Memphis and Shelby County, where high poverty and low homeownership make the need much more urgent, that number is more than 60%.

    By Ian Round September 05, 2021

• July 2021

  • Council approves centerpiece of Downtown parking reconfiguration

    The council also gave final approval Tuesday to new historic overlay districts in Crosstown and Vollintine-Evergreen, took its first vote on a pipeline infrastructure review board and passed an ordinance banning landlords from putting the belongings of those they evict on city rights of way.

    By Bill Dries July 20, 2021

• June 2021

  • Council approves extension of disparity study

    Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday, June 1, to extend the city’s five-year old disparity study another two years.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2021

• May 2021

  • Local nonprofits educate renters on rights in Shelby County

    Renters’ rights is an issue that’s again risen to the surface since the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Omer Yusuf May 16, 2021

  • Council will talk to police chief nominee, revisit 16-year old evictions ordinance

    The Tuesday, May 4, council day includes a possible vote on the nomination of C.J. Davis to be the new police chief. And the council has a proposal to change eviction set-outs 16 years after its last attempt to bring some order to the process.

    By Bill Dries May 03, 2021

• March 2021

  • Fight for eviction moratorium, Cohen urges Justice Dept.

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said he hopes landlords and tenants in Shelby County will “work together” – with the aid of an additional $8.6 million in federal emergency rental assistance – to prevent evictions.

    By Tom Bailey March 30, 2021

  • Appeals court refuses to stop evictions in West Tennessee

    The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the government’s request for an emergency, temporary halt to a Memphis-based ruling that allows evictions in West Tennessee. 

    By Tom Bailey March 30, 2021

  • Judge strikes down eviction halt order

    The Centers for Disease Control exceeded its authority in imposing an order prohibiting landlords from evicting renters during the pandemic, U.S. District Judge Mark Norris ruled Monday. 

    By Tom Bailey March 16, 2021

  • State Supreme Court tells all West Tennessee judges: Eviction ban lifted

    The state court’s general counsel emailed notice to judges and courts at all levels in 22 West Tennessee counties stating that the eviction ban is now lifted.

    By Tom Bailey March 16, 2021

• February 2021

  • Big Creek project nears first phase of construction funding

    Shelby County Commissioners vote Monday, Feb. 8, on first-phase funding of $5.9 million to start a Millington project that creates a broader flood plain for Big Creek and doubles as a recreational area when flood waters are low.

    By Bill Dries February 08, 2021

• January 2021

  • Our City, Our Story: MIFA hosts acclaimed sociologist who shows that evictions deepen poverty

    MIFA has organized a “community conversation” on evictions in Memphis. The organization is encouraging everyone to read “Evicted,” and to register for the Our City, Our Story online event at mifa.org.

    By Tom Bailey January 21, 2021

• December 2020

  • Landlords, government battle over speed of court case; eviction ban to end Dec. 31

    U.S. Dist. Judge Mark Norris has rejected a petition by seven Memphis landlords to temporarily, at least, block a federal ban on evictions. But the full case continues in court. 

    By Tom Bailey December 02, 2020

• October 2020

  • Landlords, federal agencies battle in court over halting evictions

    U.S. Dist. Judge Mark Norris tells parties he will rule as soon as possible over landlords’ request to at least temporarily block the CDC’s order halting evictions across the nation.

    By Tom Bailey October 30, 2020

  • Landlords must post Health Dept. phone number for evicted tenants

    The Shelby County Health Department issued a new health directive Monday, Oct. 12, that addresses evictions as well as the opening and closing of K-12 schools.

    By Jane Roberts October 13, 2020

• September 2020

  • Memphis landlords sue U.S. over eviction moratorium

    Seven Memphis plaintiffs who own or manage more than 5,000 rental units have sued the U.S. government, claiming the eviction moratorium essentially deprives them of the use of their property.

    By Tom Bailey September 16, 2020

• June 2020

  • Chief judge: Court strives for compassion in pandemic-related eviction cases

    General Sessions Civil Court resumed in-person hearings Monday with nearly 300 eviction cases on the docket for the day. But don’t construe that to mean the court is like some “assembly line or factory,” the chief judge says.

    By Tom Bailey June 16, 2020