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If it does become necessary to increase the rent of a long standing tenant it is important that the increase is reasonable and by no more than 5% ideally.

Your obligations include paying rent on time, complying with lease provisions, and providing appropriate notice when terminating a lease. Your rights include living in a safe and habitable environment, and being free from discrimination or retaliation.

As a landlord-friendly state, Tennessee does not have a cap on how much your landlord can charge you. Even if it's an increase from $1,500 to $3,000, there is no explicit law that prevents them from doing so.

Landlords are prohibited from harassing or retaliating against tenants who exercise their legal rights. In Tennessee, the landlord must not terminate, refuse to renew a lease, or fine a tenant for complaining to the landlord regarding the deposit, complaining to a government agency, or exercising a legal right.

Your landlord only needs to give 'reasonable notice' to quit. Usually this means the length of the rental payment period – so if you pay rent monthly, you'll get one month's notice.

There are no regulations in Tennessee landlord tenant laws regarding rent raises. Therefore, a landlord can raise the rent as much as they want. More reading: Tennessee Code Title 66.

Most of the time, a landlord needs to go to court before evicting you. If you did something dangerous or threatening, the landlord only needs to give you three (3) days to move out. If you did not pay rent or broke your lease agreement, you may be given a thirty (30) day notice to move out.

You cannot be forced out of your rental home. You cannot be evicted without notice. The landlord cannot change the locks or shut off your utilities to make you leave. Most of the time, a landlord needs to go to court before evicting you.