TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 25, 2024

In a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court, Lonesome Ten Miles LLC, an entity affiliated with Good Time Design Hospitality Group, challenged what it called “extortionate” Metro Nashville permitting policies. The developers alleged that Metro required the developer to replace a waterline along Division Street “at enormous expense” as a condition of its permits, according to the Nashville Banner. In the complaint, the plaintiff asked the court to award damages to cover the expense of the replaced waterline and alleged that it bore all the costs. Earlier this year, the Tennessee legislature passed a law giving developers the option of appealing offsite improvement conditions imposed by local utilities to the Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation. In recent years, Metro has paid out multiple settlements to developers who successfully sued over a city policy, according to the report.