Get Housing Help in Tennessee
Find local resources for your housing issues in your state. You can find legal aid groups to call for help. You can see what rental assistance programs may help you. Or you can use tools to write letters or file court documents to protect yourself.
Last updated on Jul 12th, 2023
Find Local Legal Help
Find legal groups that can help you with housing problems, landlords, roommates, Section 8, domestic violence, discrimination, and more.
Find Financial Assistance for Housing Costs
Find groups that can help you pay the rent, cover utility costs, and get other housing-related assistance.
Find Other Services to Help You
Find help with other problems, like domestic violence, health coverage, food benefits, mental health, and other issues.
Find Local Legal Help in Tennessee
Help for Tennessee
Serves all local counties and cities
Tennessee Immigration & Refugee Rights Coalition
Serves all local counties and cities
Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors
Serves all local counties and cities
Tennessee Fair Housing Council
Serves all local counties and cities
Southern Migrant Legal Services
Serves all local counties and cities
Tennessee Justice Center
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves local areas: Anderson, Bedford, Campbell, Cannon, Cheatham, Claiborne, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, Wilson
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.
Serves local areas: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Weakley
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Serves local areas: Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.
Serves local areas: Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton
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Serves all of US
Find Financial Assistance for Housing Costs in Tennessee
Tennessee Rent Relief
For Tennessee renters who have experienced economic hardship beginning on or after March 13, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves local areas: Nashville
Davidson County: Metro Action Commission
Rental help for residents of Davidson County, Tennessee
Knox Housing Assistance Program
A joint City of Knoxville and Knox County initiative aiding renters adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Rutherford County COVID-19 Rental Relief Program
Rutherford County, Tennessee support renters who are or have been struggling to pay rent, utilities or other home energy costs due to loss of wages/income as a result of the pandemic
Memphis and Shelby County Rent Relief
For renters residing in Shelby County, Tennessee (including Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland, Memphis, and Millington).
Serves local areas: Davidson County
Serves local areas: Knox County
Serves local areas: Rutherford County
Serves local areas: Shelby County, Memphis
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Serves all of US
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Find Other Services to Help You in Tennessee
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Crisis Text Line for mental health support
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US