Hi –

Even with the new Covid Relief package extending the eviction moratorium through January 31st, if you have community members looking for more information about their rights as renters or need access to the declaration form, you can find all that information and more through Help4TN’s newest resource, Rent Defender.

Rent Defender - https://renterdefender.org/

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Know your rights if you can’t pay rent
Get help paying rent
Get help paying utilities
Know your rights if you are paying rent, but your landlord says you have to leave
Know your rights if your landlord won’t fix things
Learn about evictions
Get information about protecting your home
Fill out the CDC declaration letter to protect yourself from eviction

Additional legal and social services for Tennesseans:

Help4TN COVID Resources - https://www.help4tn.org/node/473/coronavirus-covid-19

Andrea Zielke

TEL Administrator

Tennessee Electronic Library

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Office of Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett

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Nashville, TN 37243

Phone: 615-532-4627

Fax: 615-532-9904

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