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| 5 | 4 | | SENATE BILL 1008 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Oliver |
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| 8 | 7 | | |
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| 9 | 8 | | SB1008 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 002250 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 12 | 11 | | |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, |
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| 14 | 13 | | Chapter 21, relative to municipal rental property |
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| 15 | 14 | | registries. |
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| 16 | 15 | | |
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| 17 | 16 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 18 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 21, is amended by adding |
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| 19 | 18 | | the following as a new part: |
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| 20 | 19 | | 13-21-401. |
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| 21 | 20 | | As used in this part: |
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| 22 | 21 | | (1) "Dwelling unit" means a building or structure or part thereof that is |
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| 23 | 22 | | used for a home or residence by one (1) or more persons who maintain a |
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| 24 | 23 | | household; |
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| 25 | 24 | | (2) "Governing body" means the council, commission, or board, or other |
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| 26 | 25 | | legislative body, charged with governing a municipality; |
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| 27 | 26 | | (3) "Municipality" means any county, including any county having a |
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| 28 | 27 | | metropolitan form of government, or incorporated city or town in this state; and |
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| 29 | 28 | | (4) "Residential rental dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit that is leased |
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| 30 | 29 | | or rented to one (1) or more tenants. However, a dwelling unit occupied in part |
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| 31 | 30 | | by the dwelling unit owner is not a residential rental dwelling unit unless |
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| 32 | 31 | | otherwise provided by the zoning ordinance of the municipality. |
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| 33 | 32 | | 13-21-402. |
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| 34 | 33 | | (a) A municipality may create, implement, and enforce a rental property registry |
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| 35 | 34 | | for all residential rental dwelling units within the municipality's jurisdiction. |
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| 37 | 36 | | |
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| 38 | 37 | | - 2 - 002250 |
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| 39 | 38 | | |
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| 40 | 39 | | (b) A municipal registry of residential rental dwelling units must include, at a |
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| 41 | 40 | | minimum, the following: |
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| 42 | 41 | | (1) The physical address of each residential rental dwelling unit; |
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| 43 | 42 | | (2) The name, mailing address, and contact information of the owner of |
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| 44 | 43 | | the residential rental dwelling unit; |
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| 45 | 44 | | (3) The name and contact information of the property management entity |
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| 46 | 45 | | for the residential rental dwelling unit, if any; |
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| 47 | 46 | | (4) The number of separate rental units at the residential rental dwelling |
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| 48 | 47 | | unit; and |
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| 49 | 48 | | (5) Verification that the residential rental dwelling unit complies with |
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| 50 | 49 | | applicable building codes, zoning ordinances, and health and safety regulations. |
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| 51 | 50 | | 13-21-403. |
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| 52 | 51 | | (a) Each owner of a residential rental dwelling unit located in a municipality that |
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| 53 | 52 | | adopts a registry pursuant to § 13-21-402 shall register the residential rental dwelling |
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| 54 | 53 | | unit with the municipality on an annual basis. |
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| 55 | 54 | | (b) A municipality may charge a reasonable fee to cover administrative costs |
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| 56 | 55 | | associated with maintaining the registry. |
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| 57 | 56 | | (c) A failure by an owner to register a residential rental dwelling unit may result |
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| 58 | 57 | | in civil penalties or other legal action, as established by the governing body of the |
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| 59 | 58 | | municipality. |
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| 60 | 59 | | (d) The following properties are exempt from registration under this section: |
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| 61 | 60 | | (1) Owner-occupied residential rental dwelling units that rent fewer than |
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| 62 | 61 | | two (2) units on the premises; and |
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| 63 | 62 | | (2) Residential rental dwelling units owned by governmental or quasi- |
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| 64 | 63 | | governmental entities. |
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| 66 | 65 | | |
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| 67 | 66 | | - 3 - 002250 |
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| 68 | 67 | | |
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| 69 | 68 | | 13-21-404. |
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| 70 | 69 | | (a) A municipality that adopts a registry pursuant to § 13-21-402 shall integrate |
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| 71 | 70 | | the registry into the municipality's code enforcement processes to assist in monitoring |
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| 72 | 71 | | and enforcing compliance with health, safety, and housing standards. |
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| 73 | 72 | | (b) A municipality may inspect a registered residential rental dwelling unit to |
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| 74 | 73 | | ensure compliance, consistent with state and local laws. |
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| 75 | 74 | | 13-21-405. |
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| 76 | 75 | | (a) Non-sensitive information that is contained in a registry established under |
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| 77 | 76 | | this part is not confidential and may be made accessible to tenants and the public. |
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| 78 | 77 | | (b) Proprietary or personal information contained in a registry established under |
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| 79 | 78 | | this part is confidential and not open to inspection as a public record. |
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| 80 | 79 | | 13-21-406. |
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| 81 | 80 | | This part does not preempt or override any existing state law or rule, but must be |
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| 82 | 81 | | construed to supplement such laws and rules. |
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| 83 | 82 | | 13-21-407. |
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| 84 | 83 | | A municipality that establishes a registry under this part shall submit an annual |
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| 85 | 84 | | report to the department of economic and community development, in such manner as |
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| 86 | 85 | | the department may require, that details the following: |
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| 87 | 86 | | (1) The number of properties registered; |
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| 88 | 87 | | (2) Code violations identified and resolved; and |
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| 89 | 88 | | (3) The overall effectiveness of the registry in improving housing |
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| 90 | 89 | | conditions. |
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| 91 | 90 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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