This report outlines standards for property maintenance, recommendations for enforcement of property maintenance standards, inspection and enforcement procedures, and recommended implementation provisions.

This guide was developed for municipal courts with the authority to enforce municipal ordinances.

MTAS was asked whether the city is liable for the cost of moving a mobile home illegally placed in an R-2 zone, but placed there pursuant to a building permit erroneously issued by the building inspector to the owner of the mobile home.

MTAS was asked to evaluate outdoor recreational facilities and look at options for the current city hall/police complex.

MTAS was asked whether the city should maintain a drainage easement on private property, whether the issuance of a building permit somehow obligates the city to the applicant relative to liability, and about the statute of limitations under the TGTLA.

MTAS was asked whether the mayor is counted for quorum purposes.

This report discusses the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century, expanding the boundaries of the Knoxville Metropolitan Planning Organization (TPO), the concept of a regional transportation authority, and the need to increase the functional authority of the TPO.

MTAS was asked where the city has no brown bagging regulations can a restaurant that does not hold a beer license allow brown bagging.

MTAS advised city of potential liabilities in demolishing condemned building which shares "party wall" with adjoining property owner.

Both the first and second 'tiny town' laws have been declared unconstitutional by the Tennessee Supreme Court and various Tennessee Courts of Appeal.