Knox County · Board of Commissioners
O-26-5-101
Ordinance on first reading: Housing market manipulation by investors
Its full path through the Board of Commissioners — 1 appearance on record, oldest first. Every step links back to the official minutes.
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Step 1
May 18, 2026Consideration of an Ordinance of the Commission of Knox County, Tennessee, amending the Knox County Code, Chapter 53, “Real Property,” to add a new Article II entitled “Housing,” for the purpose of prohibiting housing market manipulation by large institutional investors; restricting the purchase of single-family homes for rental purposes by certain business entities; establishing enforcement mechanisms; and for other purposes (amending Knox County Code, Chapter 53, establishing Article II, previously reserved) – (FIRST READING)
Postponed to a later meeting — not a rejection, and not a final decision.
Roll call & discussion →Source: official minutes (PDF) for May 18, 2026.