Welcome to the WGNS Action Line, where we dive deep into the pressing issues facing our community. In this episode, we sit down with Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell, who highlights an urgent crisis in affordable housing affecting Tennessee. With a growing trend among property assessors to reclassify residential rental properties from a 25 percent residential tax rate to a staggering 40 percent commercial tax rate, the impact on rental prices and local landlords would be severe.
