Landlords use police call info to evict problem tenants
Victoria Williams — outside the Westwood home where she’s lived for eight years — supports the program that notifies landlords when police are called to properties. “Tenants like me, we need programs like this to keep the community safe and pleasant to live in,” she said. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Renter Victoria Williams is thankful for the pilot program that keeps her landlord informed when police are called to rental homes in her neighborhood. But critics say it gives landlords too much power.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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