Knoxville's Community Development Corp. v. Knox County

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

In this case the Chancellor held that Chapter 906 of the Tennessee Public Acts of 1982 violated Article XI, Section 8, of the state constitution and was therefore invalid. We affirm.

The statute purported to amend T.C.A. §§ 13-20-203(a) and 205(c) pertaining to the initiation and financing of redevelopment plans by municipal housing authorities.

In the case of Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency v. Leech, 591 S.W.2d 427 (Tenn.1979), this Court upheld statutes authorizing “tax increment financing” for housing redevelopment plans. Among the various attacks made upon…