Knoxville eviction court sees more than 150 cases on the docket, as uncertainty lingers for some families
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With rising prices, high rent and a tough housing market — renters say they are having a hard time finding new places to live.
Eviction court met in Knoxville on Tuesday with dozens of cases on the docket. The cases had piled up after a couple of weeks off. Some of the families in the cases may face a judge for the first time, and some others were returning cases that were postponed.
In any case, those families may walk out of the courtroom without a home to go to — especially if an emergency turned their lives upside down.
"We wrecked our car, it's the only vehicle we have, and we were out of work for two weeks," said Cameron Sterling, a renter in Knoxville. " We have four kids living with us, five in total. Just in groceries alone is like anywhere from $400, $500, $600."
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