Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0770 - Housing Development
Chapter 0770-07-01 - Public Records
Section 0770-07-01-.01 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

(1) Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503(g), the following Public Records Rules for Tennessee Housing Development Agency ("THDA") are hereby adopted to provide economical and efficient access to public records as provided under the Tennessee Public Records Act ("TPRA").

(2) The TPRA provides that all state, county and municipal records shall, at all times during business hours, be open for personal inspection by any citizen of this state, and those in charge of the records shall not refuse such right of inspection to any citizen, unless otherwise provided by state law. Accordingly, the public records of THDA are presumed to be open for inspection unless otherwise provided by law.

(3) Personnel of THDA, through the THDA Public Records Request Coordinator identified in this Rule below, shall timely and efficiently provide access and assistance to persons requesting to view or receive copies of public records. No provisions of this Rule shall be used to hinder access to open public records. However, the integrity and organization of public records, as well as the efficient and safe operation of THDA, shall be protected as provided by current law. Concerns about this Policy should be addressed to the Public Records Request Coordinator for THDA or to the Tennessee Office of Open Records Counsel ("OORC").