Tennessee Department of Health, If You Rent a Place, Know Your Legal Rights and Duties

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Tennessee Department of Health, If You Rent a Place, Know Your Legal Rights and Duties
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If you have a disability, the landlord
Changes in the lease must bend the rules if needed. But
it must be for something you need
If you have a lease, your landlord must do what it because of the disability. AND it can’t
says. Example: The lease says you must pay $600 cause too much of a hardship for
rent a month for the next year. If your lease says the landlord. It is a hardship if it is
that, the landlord can’t raise the rent until the very hard to do or costs too much.
lease ends. Example: A “no-pets” apartment must
let a blind person keep a seeing-eye
If you don’t have a lease, dog.
the landlord can raise the
rent at any time. But the If you are disabled, you have a right to make
landlord must tell you reasonable changes to your place. This includes
ahead of time before raising things like adding a wheelchair ramp. You will
the rent. If you pay by the have to pay for the changes yourself.
month, you must be told a
month ahead of time. If you Want to know more about this law? Here are
pay by the week, you must places you can call for free:
be told 10 days ahead of time.
• Disability Information and Referral at
1-800-640-4636