Knox County · Board of Commissioners
O-26-7-102
Ordinance restricting institutional investors from buying single-family homes for rent (Second Reading).
Its full path through the Board of Commissioners — 2 appearances on record, oldest first. Every step links back to the official minutes.
How to read this history
Each step below is a separate action the Board of Commissioners took at a separate meeting, oldest first. A later step does not undo an earlier one — an item can be introduced, postponed, amended, and taken up again as it moves through the process. A deferral, in particular, just postpones an item to a later meeting; it is not a rejection. Some items, such as ordinances, are voted on at more than one meeting before they take effect.
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Step 1
July 27, 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)
Source: official minutes (PDF) for July 27, 2026.
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Step 2
August 31, 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. (Knox County Code, Chapter 53, establishing Article II, previously reserved) (SECOND READING)
Source: official minutes (PDF) for August 31, 2026.