TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 14, 2022

In a “first-of-its-kind” ruling, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that public housing landlords cannot bar tenants from possessing guns in their residences. The decision came in a case in which the Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporation in Maury County evicted tenant Kinsley Braden after discovering he had a gun inside his apartment. The circuit court had sided with the housing corporation, stating that Braden had voluntarily signed away his rights when he agreed to the lease. The appellate court rejected that approach, saying constitutional rights cannot be waived as a condition of housing. Tennessee Lookout has the story.