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Committee advances Home Buyer Harassment Prevention Act after testimony from Realtors; bill limits unsolicited purchase offers
Summary
Senate Bill 204, aimed at limiting unsolicited offers from investors to homeowners and giving homeowners a complaint remedy through the Attorney General’s consumer division, advanced from the Commerce and Labor Committee after sponsor testimony and a brief witness statement from Tennessee Realtors.
The Commerce and Labor Committee advanced Senate Bill 204, the Home Buyer Harassment Prevention Act, to the calendar committee on March 11, 2025, after the sponsor described growing constituent complaints about unsolicited and repetitive purchase solicitations to homeowners.
Sponsor description: Senator Oliver said the bill sprang from work advising disaster-affected homeowners and later from constituent complaints across the state: “These unsolicited offers are often aggressive and come in the form of phone calls, text messages, postcards, and even in person visits.” The sponsor said the bill would limit the number…
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