TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 8, 2021

In an effort to prevent mass evictions, the Davidson County General Sessions Court has transferred nearly 2,000 pending eviction cases to a newly established housing court, the Nashville Post reports. The goal of the new court, to be overseen by Judge Rachel Bell in partnership with the Metropolitan Action Commission and Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk Richard Rooker, is to use nearly $21 million in federal rental assistance to pay landlords on behalf of tenants at risk of eviction. The Nashville Conflict Resolution Center is providing additional mediation work as part of the project. Supporters hope the effort will keep evictions off tenants’ records, a mark that can make it more difficult to find future housing. A federal eviction moratorium is in place through the end of March, but it does not prevent all evictions and the process for using the protection can be confusing, according to housing advocates.