Just cause eviction rules in Williamson County, TN — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Tennessee has no just-cause eviction law, and Williamson County cannot add one. Under §66-28-512 a landlord ends a month-to-month tenancy with 30 days' written notice; nonpayment gets a 14-day notice under §66-28-505, then a detainer suit.
No statute forces a Williamson County landlord to prove cause before ending a tenancy. Because the county tops 75,000 residents, the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act governs. Section 66-28-512 lets either party terminate a month-to-month tenancy on at least 30 days' written notice before the rental date. For unpaid rent, §66-28-505 gives the tenant 14 days to pay or the lease ends in 30. A fixed-term lease simply ends on its date. The landlord then files a detainer action under §29-18; only a court judgment and the sheriff can remove a tenant. Self-help lockouts and utility shutoffs are illegal.
A landlord who skips the required written notice or forces a tenant out without a detainer judgment can have the case dismissed and faces liability for an illegal self-help eviction under the Act.
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