Rent control rules in Franklin, TN — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Rent control is illegal across Williamson County. Tennessee Code §66-35-102 bars every county and city from enacting or enforcing any ordinance controlling the rent charged for private property, so Franklin and Brentwood landlords set and raise rent at market.
Tennessee preempts local rent regulation outright. Section 66-35-102 forbids a local governmental unit from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that would control the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property. Williamson County, Franklin, Brentwood, Nolensville, and Spring Hill therefore cannot cap rent, limit increases, or stabilize rents. A landlord sets the initial rent at market and raises it to any amount at renewal or, for a month-to-month tenancy, on 30 days' written notice under §66-28-512. The written lease is the tenant's only limit on the rent figure.
No rent cap exists, so no penalty applies. Any local ordinance controlling residential rent is void under §66-35-102, and a tenant harmed by a prohibited practice may sue for actual damages.
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