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A new bill has been introduced in the Tennessee legislature that will limit contact by real estate developers making unsolicited inquiries to buy homes.

WKRN.com reports the “Tennessee Homebuyer Harassment Protection Act” introduced by Sen. Charlane Oliver (D-Nashville) would limit the number of times that real estate developers can call or text a homeowner with unsolicited offers to buy their property. Developers that aggressively try to coerce a homeowner with multiple unsolicited messaging could be fined up to $2,000.

“People who have lived in their homes for decades are now being harassed by out-of-state developers to purchase their property for a quick buck,” Oliver said. “You should not be able to come to Tennessee and disrupt the charming characters of our neighborhood and the livelihoods that people have worked so hard for just to make a quick buck off of a house. I’m hoping this will send a message to developers that you need to be a bit more responsible with how you come to Tennessee.”

Oliver added that she hoped to gain bipartisan support for her bill.

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