Troupe v. Fairview Apartments

MEMORANDUM

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

This case challenges the constitutionality of Tenn.Code Ann. § 23-1601 et seq., Tennessee’s Forcible Entry and Detainer Statute, as applied to low-income tenants of federally financed housing. Before the Court are plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and defendant’s motion to dismiss.

Plaintiff is a low-income tenant of defendant’s apartment building. The defendant rents to low-income tenants pursuant to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 221(d)(3) Rent Supplement Program. Under this program the defendant receives rent…