Report: Davidson County TN tenant rep program delivering benefits to tenants
10/16/2013
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Tennessee
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Legislation
, Housing - Evictions
A 2023 report by Stout Risius Ross that examined Davidson County TN’s Eviction Right to Counsel Pilot (ERTC) found that
- Representation by ERTC attorneys is having a financial impact on clients by:
- Reducing (or eliminating) judgment amounts, attorney’s fees, court costs,
and / or late fees. - Expediting or securing emergency rental assistance funds.
- Avoiding housing subsidy terminations.
- Reducing (or eliminating) judgment amounts, attorney’s fees, court costs,
- Among cases with recorded financial impact, the average impact was $10,900 per client assisted, for a total of approximately $3.4 million.
