A state court has killed a scheme by city officials that would allow them to inspect rental homes at any time for any reason. Without notification to residents.
A decision from an appeals court has resurrected a lawsuit against the Shelby, Tennessee, County Environmental Court, which issued decisions that have taken homes away from at least two people, leaving them bankrupt and on the streets.
A fight over a city's demand that its inspectors could charge into rental units and examine the personal contents of renters at any time has ended with a consent degree that forbids such invasions.