Judges say Nashville violated court order on rentals

NASHVILLE – Several judges say Metro Nashville government “wilfully” violated a Chancery Court order blocking the city from revoking numerous home-rental permits.

The Tennessean (https://bit.ly/2CgcmOt ) reports the chancellors blamed Metro Zoning Administrator Jon Michael for continuing to demand that the plaintiffs stop operating vacation rentals at their properties, despite a court order barring any action until the cases are decided.

In response to the decision, Metro attorney Jon Cooper said metro government is prepared to comply with the court’s orders.

Metro is ordered to pay plaintiffs’ attorney fees and costs related to the contempt cases.

The rulings come as the city battles over short-term vacation rentals.

More than 6,000 short-term vacation rentals have been permitted across Nashville in recent years. The Board of Zoning Appeals hears cases from hundreds of people a year pleading for reversals of their permit denials.

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Information from: The Tennessean, http://www.tennessean.com