Illegal STRP Shut Down: 308 Scott Ave | Cason Cooley

on 08/09, Metro Codes won a successful injunction against an illegally operating STRP (Short Term Rental Property) located at 308 Scott Ave in East Nashville. This originated with an emailed complaint to metro codes on 07/03/17. The judgment includes a $50 fine, and a 3 year injunction from applying for a STRP permit. Permit Summary Permit Number CASR T2017044863 Type Residential Short Term Rental / Short Term Rental – Owner Occupied Status Cancelled Scope of Work 7/12/17-DGL-Appleal case 2017-203 withdrawn by applicant. By making this application for a Residential Short Term…

Codes Corner: NEW Violation Reports 07/24

The following reported codes violations were entered into the Metro Codes system as new reports on 07/24/2017 for East Nashville (Districts 5, 6, 7, & 8). See also: UPDATED reports for 07/24. NEW REPORTS: 11 INSPECTOR REPORTED 08 CODES ONLINE EMAIL PHONE 03 WALK-IN   NEW Violation reports are in RED on the map below. Citizen reported violations are below: Property Address ZIP Property Owner Reported Problem 1912 EASTSIDE AVE 37206 GOOD, ALLEN Building without a permit. 315 EDWIN ST 37207 DAVIS, JOHN & EVELYN Contractors are building over the…

East Nashville STRP Complaints – 2017: The first 200 Days.

Last week we passed the 200th day of 2017, and wanted to take that marker to look back on a hot topic here in East Nashville – STRP (Short Term Rental Property) Complaints. For our purposes, we consider ‘East Nashville’ as council districts 5, 6, 7, & 8. In the first 200 days of this year, Metro Codes department reports 89 reports containing the word ‘STRP’ either as the reported problem or violation noted in the report. Below is the current status of all 89 reports. Just over half have…

Shenanigoats Yoga Instructor Cited for Codes Violation

On Monday (07/17), a neighbor of Bari Miley contacted the Metro Codes Department via phone. This particular neighbor was upset, because Miley, who happens to be a yoga instructor, has been leading yoga sessions in her back yard on Leland Ave- with goats – and charging each participant $25. She has been partnering with Shenanigoats, LLC for use of their landscaping goats in a venture as ‘Shenanigoats Yoga. The specific financial agreement/contract between her and Shenanigoats has not been made available at this time. What is known is that nearly…

Help A Neighbor – High Weeds / Grass as of 07/22

Would you like to help a neighbor? There were 19 properties in East Nashville (Council Districts: 5,6,7,8) reported this week for high grass/weeds violations. If you have the time/ability, and would like to perhaps help a neighbor out, or perform a RAK (Random Act of Kindness), here’s a great opportunity! Below is a map of the address, and in table form below. If you help a property, comment on this post, or on our facebook post, and we’ll remove it from the list, so that others don’t spend time going…