(a) The chief executive officer, with respect to any housing accommodation which is the subject of an application for mortgage insurance under this chapter, may order any tenants temporarily to vacate the premises during the course of the rehabilitation, if the chief executive officer finds it necessary to have the premises vacated to proceed with the rehabilitation.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-22-113

  • Housing accommodation: means any building or structure, or portion thereof, and facilities incidental thereto, which is occupied or used, or is intended to be occupied or used, as the residence or home of one (1) or more persons or families. See Tennessee Code 13-22-101
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Rehabilitation: means the alteration, improvement or repair of one (1) or more housing accommodations and facilities incidental thereto, intended to raise the housing accommodations to the design and condition required for use. See Tennessee Code 13-22-101
(b) Any tenants who have been temporarily ordered to vacate the premises shall have the right of reinstatement therein, after the rehabilitation has been completed.