In response to a lawsuit against Chattanooga’s policy toward short-term vacation rentals, the city denied wrongdoing, arguing provisions under the regulations are legal and justified.
The city submitted its answer to the complaint earlier this month in response to a lawsuit filed in September by the Greater Chattanooga Coalition for Private Property Rights. The group alleges in the lawsuit that the city’s ordinance regulating short-term vacation rentals violates both the U.S. Constitution and the Tennessee constitution.
In its response, the city only admitted to factual statements related to its short-term vacation rental policy.
The private property rights group initially filed the lawsuit in Hamilton County’s Chancery Court, but the litigation was transferred to a federal district court, the Eastern District of Tennessee.
As of Wednesday, no dates had been set for hearings or for any other matters related to the case.