Howard Woods v. MTC Mgt. & Solomon Mgt.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

We granted this appeal to determine whether the tenant’s suit against the landlords under the Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act (URLTA) was properly dismissed by the chancery court for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The chancery court ruled that a suit under the Act must be filed in circuit court. It denied the tenant’s motion to transfer the case to circuit court, and dismissed the suit. The Court of Appeals affirmed.

After review of the record and applicable authority, we conclude that the lower courts correctly determined that the chancery court…