MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If you rent a house or an apartment in the Memphis area, be careful how you pay your rent, because according to local housing attorneys, landlords are accusing residents of missing payments, which could ultimately lead to an eviction.
Vanessa Bullock is the Director of Special Projects for West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. She reached out to the WREG Investigators to sound the alarm about what could be a costly problem.
“We are starting to get a lot of calls from tenants who are being told that your rent’s not paid,” explained Bullock.
However, Bullock says once they investigate, they learn the tenants have in fact made their rent payments, despite the landlord’s claim…