TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Mar 30, 2021

A Nashville court created to resolve evictions before the national moratorium ends in June has settled more than 100 eviction cases, WPLN reports. The housing court was established in February and overseen by Judge Rachel Bell in partnership with the Metropolitan Action Commission and Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk Richard Rooker. The Nashville Conflict Resolution Center provided additional mediation work for the project. The goal of the court is to mediate eviction claims and use federal money to pay late rent bills. Those who have had their cases resolved have benefitted by avoiding an eviction on their record and their landlords have gotten paid. Part of the challenge with resolving so many cases is that landlords must agree to participate and the court is trying to work through a large backlog of cases.