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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 11 - MECHANICS' AND MATERIALMEN'S LIENS (§§ 66-11-101 — 66-11-208) › Part 2 - TRUTH IN CONSTRUCTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 1975 (§§ 66-11-201 — 66-11-208) › Section 66-11-208 - Real estate improvement contracts - Certain venue provisions prohibited

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), a provision in any contract, subcontract or purchase order for the improvement of real property in this state is void and against public policy if it makes the contract, subcontract or purchase order subject to the substantive laws of another state or mandates that the exclusive forum for any litigation, arbitration or other dispute resolution process is located in another state.
(b)
The prohibition of subsection (a) shall not apply to any contract, subcontract or purchase order for the improvement of real property which is located partially in this state and partially in another state or states. Venue in a dispute over such contract may be in any state in which part of the property is located.
Acts 1993, ch. 37, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-101 - Landlord's lien for rent

A landlord and one controlling land by lease or otherwise shall have a lien on all crops grown on the land during the year for the payment of the rent for the year, whether the contract of rental be verbal or in writing, and this lien shall inure to the benefit of the assignee of the lienor.
Acts 1923, ch. 71, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 5299a1; mod. Code 1932, §8017; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1201.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-102 - Lien for goods and money supplied

A landlord and one controlling land by lease or otherwise shall have a like lien on all crops of tenants or sharecroppers, grown during the year on the land, for the payment of necessary food, household fuel, money and clothing supplied during the year to such tenant or sharecropper or those dependent upon such tenant or sharecropper.
Acts 1923, ch. 71, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 5299a2; mod. Code 1932, §8018; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1202.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-103 - Lien for farm implements and supplies

A landlord and one controlling land by lease or otherwise shall have a like lien on all crops of tenants or sharecroppers grown during the year on the land, for the payment of necessary fertilizer, implements, work stock, feed for stock, seed, labor and insecticide, furnished to and used by such tenants or sharecroppers in the production of the crops.
Acts 1923, ch. 71, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 5299a3; mod. Code 1932, §8019; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-104 - Priority of landlord's liens

The liens in §§
66-12-101
- 66-12-103 shall all be upon equality, but all shall be superior to all other encumbrances, lien, levy, or contract, on the crops, regardless of the date of such other encumbrance, lien, levy, or contract.
Acts 1923, ch. 71, § 4; Shan. Supp., § 5299a4; mod. Code 1932, §8020; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-105 - Expiration of liens

The liens shall expire and be barred after July 1, following the crop year, unless a proceeding for its enforcement be commenced before that date.
Acts 1923, ch. 71, § 5; Shan. Supp., § 5299a5; Code 1932, §8021; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-106 - Enforcement of liens

(a)
All of the crop liens may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, by original suit, execution and levy, or by original suit, attachment and garnishment, and all or any number of demands may be joined in one (1) suit or each established in a separate suit.
(b)
Before any proceeding shall be instituted for the enforcement of the lien, the lienholder shall itemize the lienholder's claim and, either personally or through an agent, make affidavit in the manner required by law, in which affidavit it shall be stated that the claim is correct, owing, unpaid, and bona fide, and not subject to any setoff or credit.
Acts 1923, ch. 71, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 5299a6; mod. Code 1932, §8022; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-107 - Liability of purchaser of crop

A purchaser, with or without notice, of a crop subject to any of such liens shall be liable to the lienholder for the value of the crop, or any part of it, so purchased, not, however, to exceed the amount of rent due and/or supplies furnished and costs incurred in collecting same, if the crop, or part thereof, is delivered to or taken possession of by such purchaser before July 1 after the crop year; provided, the lienholder shall bring the action against the purchaser within one (1) year from the date of delivery to or possession taken by the latter.
Code 1858, § 3542 (deriv. Acts 1857-1858, ch. 52, § 3); Acts 1879, ch. 72; Shan., § 5302; Acts 1921, ch. 42, § 1; 1923, ch. 71, §7; Shan. Supp., §§ 5299a7, 5302; mod. Code 1932, §8023; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1207.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-108 - Liability of broker selling crop

Any factor, broker, commission merchant, or other person who sells the crop of a tenant or sharecropper, or any portion of it, with or without notice of such lien, before its bar, and applies the proceeds to the payment of the tenant's indebtedness to such seller, shall be liable as a purchaser to the person entitled to the rent and/or amount due for supplies.
Acts 1899, ch. 22, § 1; Shan., § 5302a1; mod. Code 1932, §8024; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1208.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-109 - Disposal of crop with intent to deprive landlord of lien

If any person disposes of any crop or part thereof that is subject to any such landlord's lien, as provided in §§
66-12-101
- 66-12-112, with the purpose of depriving the owners of any such indebtedness of the same or its proceeds, such person commits a Class C misdemeanor, whether the person so offending had custody of the property at the time or not.
Acts 1897, ch. 114, § 1; Shan., § 5305a1; mod. Code 1932, §8025; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1209; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-110 - Criminal liability avoided by payment of claim

If the person so disposing of the property shall pay over to the lienor or owner of the debt so secured the proceeds of the sale, or sufficient thereof to satisfy the lien, or in case the owner of the debt shall have received or recovered from the purchaser of the property the value thereof, then if the party so disposing of such property shall pay to the purchaser the proceeds of sale, and all costs of the prosecution accrued, and all before the person so disposing of such property is arraigned for trial, the person so disposing of such property shall not be so held liable.
Acts 1897, ch. 114, § 3; Shan., § 5305a3; mod. Code 1932, §8026; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1210.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-111 - Landlord's portion of crop unaffected

Nothing in §§
66-12-101
- 66-12-112 shall affect the portion of the crop reserved as rent by the landlord of a sharecropper, or for the rent or use of land producing same, whether divided or undivided, it being the intention to treat the title to such portion of the crop as vested in the landlord, unless the contract expressly provides otherwise.
Acts 1923, ch. 71, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 5299a8; Acts 1927, ch. 33, §1; mod. Code 1932, § 8027; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1211.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-112 - Joint payment by purchaser

Should a tenant, by the consent and permission of the tenant's landlord, which consent and permission shall be in writing and signed by such landlord, sell the tenant's crop or any part thereof to any purchaser, upon which there exists a lien in favor of the landlord for either rent or supplies of any kind, the purchaser shall pay the purchase price for such crop to the tenant and landlord jointly, or the purchaser shall issue the check or other written instrument given in lieu of the money for such crop, payable to the landlord and tenant jointly, and before such check or other written instrument shall be cashed or paid, it shall have written or endorsed on the back thereof the genuine signature of the landlord in the landlord's own handwriting, or in the handwriting of the landlord's duly authorized agent or attorney.
Acts 1921, ch. 158, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 5302a3; mod. Code 1932, §8028; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1212.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-113 - Laborer's lien on crops

When any person shall perform any labor or render services to another in accordance with a contract, written or verbal, for cultivating the soil, and shall produce a crop, such person shall have a lien upon the crop produced, which shall be the results of such person's labor, for the payment of such compensation or wages as agreed upon in the contract.
Acts 1879, ch. 15, § 1; Shan., § 3567; mod. Code 1932, § 8014; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1213.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-114 - Duration of laborer's lien

The lien provided for in §
66-12-113
shall exist three (3) months from November 15 of the year in which the labor is performed; provided, that an account of such labor rendered be sworn to before some court of general sessions, or clerk of the court issuing the writ of attachment.
Acts 1879, ch. 15, § 2; Shan., § 3568; mod. Code 1932, § 8015; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1214.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 12 - CROP LIENS (§§ 66-12-101 — 66-12-115) › Section 66-12-115 - Priority of landlord's lien

The lien provided for in §
66-12-113
shall not abridge or interfere with the landlord's lien for rent or supplies, but shall be second to the landlord's lien, and none other.
Acts 1879, ch. 15, § 3; Shan., § 3569; Code 1932, § 8016; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1215.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 13 - EMPLOYEES' LIEN (§§ 66-13-101 — 66-13-103) › Section 66-13-101 - Lien on business property

All employees and laborers of any corporation, or firm, carrying on any corporate or partnership business shall have a lien upon the corporate or firm property of every character and description, for any sums due them for labor and service performed for the corporation or firm, and such lien shall prevail over all other liens, except the vendor's lien or the lien of a mortgage, or deed of trust to secure purchase money.
Acts 1883, ch. 18, § 1; 1897, ch. 78, § 1; Shan., § 3564; mod. Code 1932, § 7989; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 13 - EMPLOYEES' LIEN (§§ 66-13-101 — 66-13-103) › Section 66-13-102 - Duration

The lien created in §
66-13-101
shall only extend to and protect those claims as may have accrued within three (3) months of the bringing of any suit for the enforcement of the lien, and shall continue during the pendency of any suit brought for its enforcement.
Acts 1883, ch. 18, §§ 1, 2; 1897, ch. 78, § 2; Shan., §3565; mod. Code 1932, §7990; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 13 - EMPLOYEES' LIEN (§§ 66-13-101 — 66-13-103) › Section 66-13-103 - Priority over other liens

No corporation or partnership doing business in this state shall have the power to execute a mortgage or deed of trust or other instrument creating a lien upon the property of the corporation prior to that in favor of the employees and laborers, except to secure purchase money.
Acts 1883, ch. 18, § 1; 1897, ch. 78, § 2; Shan., § 3566; mod. Code 1932, § 7991; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 14 - ARTISANS' LIEN (§§ 66-14-101 — 66-14-107) › Section 66-14-101 - Right to sell unclaimed articles left for repairs

(a)
Silversmiths, lock and gunsmiths, blacksmiths, watchmakers and repairers, and artisans generally, who do work for the public, shall have the common law lien, and the right, at the expiration of six (6) months from the time of the contract and the leaving with them of the goods or products to be repaired, developed, processed or improved, if not claimed or called for by the owner, to sell the same at public outcry after complying with this chapter.
(b)
"Artisans" are further defined as including persons who make, clean, mend, repair, alter or otherwise perform work on shoes or boots, as well as persons with whom are left goods or products to be repaired, developed, processed, or improved.
(c)
The lien established by this section shall not apply to work performed on a "motor vehicle" as defined in §
55-12-102
.
Acts 1935, ch. 53, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 7984; Acts 1959, ch. 127, §1; 1965, ch. 276, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1401; Acts 1998, ch. 760, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 14 - ARTISANS' LIEN (§§ 66-14-101 — 66-14-107) › Section 66-14-102 - Notice to persons interested

(a)
The artisan shall give a written notice to the person for whose account the goods were repaired, and to any other person known to the artisan who claims an interest in the goods. This notice shall be given by delivery in person, or by registered mail addressed to the last known place of business or abode of the person to be notified.
(b)
Artisans, other than entities licensed and regulated pursuant to title 55, chapter 17, shall make reasonable inquiry to identify parties claiming an interest in the goods and shall give written notice to such parties as provided in subsection (a).
(c)
In the event the goods are motor vehicles or other goods requiring certificates of title pursuant to title 55, "reasonable inquiry" as required by subsection (b) shall be satisfied by an inquiry of the title and registration division of the department of revenue or a county clerk as agent for the division to determine the interest of all title owners and all lienholders.
Acts 1935, ch. 53, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 7985; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §64-1402; Acts 1997 , ch. 73, §§ 2-4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 14 - ARTISANS' LIEN (§§ 66-14-101 — 66-14-107) › Section 66-14-103 - Contents of notice

The notice shall contain:
(1)
An itemized statement of the artisan's claim and the date, or dates, when it became due;
(2)
A brief description of the goods against which the lien exists;
(3)
A demand that the amount of the claim as stated in the notice, and of such other claim as shall accrue, shall be paid on or before a date mentioned, not less than ten (10) days from the delivery of the notice, if it be personally delivered, or from the time when the notice should reach its destination, according to the due course of post, if the notice is sent by mail; and
(4)
A statement that unless the claim is paid within the time specified, the goods will be advertised for sale and sold by auction at a specified time and place.
Acts 1935, ch. 53, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 7986; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1403.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 14 - ARTISANS' LIEN (§§ 66-14-101 — 66-14-107) › Section 66-14-104 - Advertisement and sale

In accordance with the terms of the notice provided for in §
66-14-102
, a sale of the goods by auction may be had to satisfy the lien on the goods. The sale shall be had in the place where the lien was acquired, or, if such place is unsuitable for the purpose, at a convenient suitable place. After the time for the payment of the claim specified in the notice has elapsed, an advertisement of the sale describing the goods to be sold, and stating the name of the owner or person on whose account the goods are held, and the time and place of the sale, shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published in the place where the sale is to be held. The sale shall not be held less than fifteen (15) days from the time of the first publication. If there is no newspaper published in the place where the sale is to be held, the advertisement shall be posted at least ten (10) days before the sale in not less than six (6) conspicuous places in the place.
Acts 1935, ch. 53, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 7987; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1404.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 14 - ARTISANS' LIEN (§§ 66-14-101 — 66-14-107) › Section 66-14-105 - Satisfaction of lien by owner

At any time before the goods are sold, any person claiming a right of property or possession therein may pay the artisan the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and pay the reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred in serving notice and advertisement and preparing for the sale up to the time of such payment. The artisan shall deliver the goods to the person making such payment if that person is entitled, under this chapter, to the possession of the goods on payment of such expenses and liabilities.
Acts 1935, ch. 53, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 7988; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1405.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 14 - ARTISANS' LIEN (§§ 66-14-101 — 66-14-107) › Section 66-14-106 - Disposition of proceeds of sale

If the goods are sold, from the proceeds of such sale the artisan shall satisfy such artisan's lien, including the reasonable charges of notice, advertisement, and sale. The balance, if any, of the proceeds shall be held by the artisan, and delivered on demand to the person to whom the artisan would have been bound to deliver or justified in delivering the goods. If no person claims the balance within twelve (12) months, the artisan shall turn over the balance to the trustee of the county for the benefit of the common schools of the county in which the goods were sold.
Acts 1935, ch. 53, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 7988; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1406.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 14 - ARTISANS' LIEN (§§ 66-14-101 — 66-14-107) › Section 66-14-107 - Alternate method of enforcement

In addition to the method of enforcement of the artisans' lien provided in §§
66-14-102
- 66-14-106, inclusive, such lien may be enforced, in the alternative, by the artisan complying with §§
66-16-101
and
66-16-102
, relating to launderers', cleaners' and storage liens.
Acts 1959, ch. 127, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1407.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 15 - MANUFACTURERS' AND PROCESSORS' LIENS (§§ 66-15-101 — 66-15-103) › Section 66-15-101 - Cotton ginners' lien

(a)
The charges and tolls of ginners are secured by a lien on all cotton ginned and baled by them, covering all ginning and baling charges.
(b)
The lien created by subsection (a) is second only to the landlord and furnishers liens.
(c)
The lien shall continue for six (6) months after such tolls and charges become due and payable, and until the termination of any and all litigation pertaining thereto, commenced before the expiration of the six (6) months.
Acts 1921, ch. 142, §§ 1-3; Shan. Supp., §§3558a1-3558a3; mod. Code 1932, §§ 7981-7983; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 64-1501 -- 64-1503.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 15 - MANUFACTURERS' AND PROCESSORS' LIENS (§§ 66-15-101 — 66-15-103) › Section 66-15-103 - Printers' and binders' lien

(a)
Typographers, printers, lithographers, photoengravers, electrotypers, stereotypers, bookbinders, and/or book manufacturers are given a lien on all type set by them, electrotype, stereotype, photoengraved or lithographic plates or stones made by them and on all plates, dies, engravings and/or materials of any sort prepared or supplied by the manufacturer, or furnished by the customer to facilitate production, so long as the items shall remain in the plant warehouses, vaults or custody of the manufacturer, which the lien or liens shall act to secure amounts owing by the customer to such manufacturer, and remaining unpaid on any part of the work performed and materials or services supplied by the manufacturer, and shall be a prior lien on same.
(b)
The lien created by subsection (a) shall not be lost or waived; provided any of the completed work or partially completed work remains in the plant, custody or control of those to whom the lien is given, as set out in subsection (a), except by special written release by the printer, binder, worker or manufacturer, and the acceptance of notes, trade acceptance, and/or guarantees of payments, whether matured or not, in payment of the debt or account, shall not invalidate or affect the lien or its priority.
(c)
Before the lien can be enforced, written notice of intention to claim the lien must be given by the lienee to the party for whom the work was done, by giving the notice to such party by registered mail at that party's last known place of address; and not earlier than ten (10) days thereafter the lien shall be enforceable in chancery as provided for the enforcement of other similar liens.
(d)
The lienee or claimant of the lien shall have a period of ninety (90) days from giving of the notice of the intention to claim the lien to file a bill in chancery for the enforcement of same, and, if such action is not brought within that period of time, the lien shall expire.
Acts 1937, ch. 228, §§ 1-3; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §§ 7983.4-7983.6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 64-1507 -- 64-1510.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 16 - LAUNDERERS', CLEANERS' AND STORAGE LIENS (§§ 66-16-101 — 66-16-102) › Section 66-16-101 - Enforcement against articles left for storage

(a)
If articles received for storage by a retail launderer or retail dry cleaner are not ordered from storage within sixty (60) days from the expiration of the storage date, as fixed upon the memorandum at the time the articles were received for storage, then a notice by registered mail shall be sent to the address given at the time each article was received for storage, or to the new address of the person from whom the article was received, if such person is known to have changed such person's address, demanding that the article be taken from storage within thirty (30) days, or the storage charges paid and a new contract for storage entered into.
(b)
If at the expiration of thirty (30) days the article has not been removed from storage or a new storage contract made, then a second registered letter shall be sent, setting out a general description of the article, the charges against it, and a date not less than twelve (12) days from the date of mailing the letter when the article will be offered by public sale at the principal plant of the person who received it for storage. A copy of the letter shall be posted in a prominent place in the laundry or cleaning plant of the person mailing the letter, where the letter or notice is open to public inspection.
(c)
If the charges are not paid by the date fixed for the sale, the article shall be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder for cash and the proceeds applied to paying the cost of storage and mailing the necessary letters, and the balance shall be retained for a period of six (6) months for the benefit of the person from whom the article was received and shall at any time during those six (6) months be paid to that person on demand. At the expiration of six (6) months from the date of sale, the sum shall be paid to the state treasurer who shall deal with it in accordance with the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, compiled in chapter 29 of this title.
Acts 1937, ch. 95, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 7988.6 (Williams, § 8088.6); Acts 1978, ch. 561, § 34; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1607; Acts 1990, ch. 778, §2; 2017 , ch. 457, § 2; T.C.A., §
66-16-107
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 16 - LAUNDERERS', CLEANERS' AND STORAGE LIENS (§§ 66-16-101 — 66-16-102) › Section 66-16-102 - Sale of articles - Notice to customer

(a)
If a garment or article left with a retail launderer or retail dry cleaner for laundering or dry cleaning is not redeemed by the customer within ninety (90) days, the launderer or dry cleaner may, without liability or responsibility for the article or garment, dispose of it at a public or private sale or in any other manner; provided, that the launderer or dry cleaner has notified the customer by registered letter mailed to the customer's last known address that the article or garment will be disposed of unless it is redeemed within thirty (30) days from the date of the letter.
(b)
If a garment or article left with a retail launderer or retail dry cleaner for laundering or dry cleaning is not redeemed by the customer within one hundred eighty (180) days, the launderer or dry cleaner may, without any liability or responsibility for the article or garment, and without notification to the customer, dispose of the article or garment in any manner suitable to the launderer or dry cleaner.
Acts 1990, ch. 778, § 1; T.C.A., §
66-16-108
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 17 - INNKEEPER'S LIEN (§§ 66-17-101 — 66-17-102) › Section 66-17-101 - Scope of lien

All keepers of hotels, boardinghouses, and lodging houses, whether licensed or not, shall have a lien on all furniture, baggage, wearing apparel, or other goods and chattels brought into any such hotel, boardinghouse, or lodginghouse, by any guest or patron of the same, to secure the payment by such guest of all sums due for board or lodging.
Acts 1879, ch. 109, § 1; Shan., § 3590; Code 1932, § 8012; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1701.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 17 - INNKEEPER'S LIEN (§§ 66-17-101 — 66-17-102) › Section 66-17-102 - Time of attachment

The lien shall attach in all cases where a liability has been created, without regard to the time of such board or lodging.
Acts 1879, ch. 109, § 1; Shan., § 3591; Code 1932, § 8013; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1702.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 18 - MOLDERS' LIEN (§§ 66-18-101 — 66-18-103) › Section 66-18-101 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Customer" means any individual or entity who causes or caused a molder to fabricate, cast or otherwise make a die, mold, form, or pattern or who provides a molder with a die, mold, form, or pattern to manufacture, assemble, cast, fabricate or otherwise make a product or products for a customer; and
(2)
"Molder" means any individual or entity who fabricates, casts, or otherwise makes or uses a die, mold, form, or pattern for the purpose of manufacturing, assembling, casting, fabricating, or otherwise making a product or products for a customer. "Molder" includes, but is not limited to, a tool or die maker.
Acts 1999, ch. 106, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 18 - MOLDERS' LIEN (§§ 66-18-101 — 66-18-103) › Section 66-18-102 - Scope, attachment and enforcement of lien

(a)
Molders, shall have a lien, dependent on possession, on all dies, molds, forms or patterns in their hands belonging to a customer, for the balance due them from such customer for any manufacturing or fabrication work, and in the value of all material related to such work. Such liens shall attach upon the commencement of work by the molder and shall be subject to any prior perfected security interest in such property as of the commencement date. The molder may retain possession of the dye, mold, form or pattern until the charges are paid, or until repossessed by a creditor with a prior perfected security interest.
(b)
Before enforcing the lien, notice in writing shall be given to the customer, whether delivered personally or sent by registered mail to the last known address of the customer. This notice shall state that a lien is claimed for the damages set forth in or attached to such writing for manufacturing or fabrication work contracted or performed for the customer. This notice shall also include a demand for payment.
(c)
If the molder has not been paid the amount due within sixty (60) days after the notice has been received by the customer as provided in subsection (b), the molder may sell the die, mold, form or pattern in a commercially reasonable manner pursuant to title 47, chapter 9, part 5.
Acts 1999, ch. 106, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 18 - MOLDERS' LIEN (§§ 66-18-101 — 66-18-103) › Section 66-18-103 - Conflicts with federal law

A sale shall not be made under this chapter if it would be in violation of any right of a customer under federal patent or copyright law.
Acts 1999, ch. 106, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-105) › Section 66-19-101 - Lien for repairs to conveyances generally

There shall be a lien upon any type of conveyance used in the transportation of persons or merchandise either by land or by water or through the air, propelled by any sort of power, for any repairs or improvements made or parts or fixtures furnished at the request of the owner, or the owner's agent, in favor of the mechanic, contractor, founder, or machinist who makes on any such vehicle mentioned any repairs or puts thereon any improvements, fixtures, machinery, or materials; provided, that:
(1)
The lien shall not extend to, nor shall this section and §
66-19-102
be construed as in any way affecting the right and title acquired by a purchaser without notice; and
(2)
Any notice of the lien provided to an owner or the owner's agent and any advertisement of a sale to satisfy the lien, if authorized, shall include a brief description of the conveyance against which the lien exists and the vehicle identification number, if applicable and ascertainable.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 886,s 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 1909, ch. 150, § 1; Shan., § 3546a1; mod. Code 1932, § 7960; Acts 1953, ch. 141, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1901.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-105) › Section 66-19-102 - Duration of lien

The lien shall be upon and include the conveyance and improvements thereon, and continue for twelve (12) months after the work is finished or repairs made or material furnished and until the final decision of any suit that may be brought within that time for the debt to the contractor, or undertaker, or furnisher, and bind the conveyance and improvements thereon; provided, that the conveyance with improvements thereon has not been transferred in good faith to a purchaser without notice.
Acts 1909, ch. 150, § 2; Shan., § 3546a 2; Acts 1919, ch. 55; mod. Code 1932, § 7961; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1902.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-105) › Section 66-19-104 - Duty to inform consumer of rights

(a)
Before beginning any repair work on a motor vehicle, an automotive repair facility shall inform the consumer for whom the repairs are to be done of the following rights:
(1)
That a consumer:
(A)
May request a written estimate for repairs that cost in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); and
(B)
May not be charged an amount over twenty-five percent (25%) in excess of the written estimate without the consumer's consent or good faith attempt to acquire the consent; and
(2)
That repairs not originally authorized by the consumer may not be charged to the consumer without the consumer's consent unless a repair facility makes a good faith attempt to acquire the consent prior to providing additional repairs. A good faith attempt shall entail at least an attempted telephone call to the consumer.
(b)
The consumer's rights provided in subsection (a) shall be:
(1)
Displayed immediately before the space for the signature of the consumer conspicuously in easily readable type;
(2)
Physically separated from the other terms of the form used for authorization of repairs; and
(3)
Listed under the printed heading "Consumer's Rights."
(c)
If any automotive repair facility informs a consumer orally of the consumer's rights, the facility shall record in writing:
(1)
The name of the persons who were notified or whom the facility attempted to notify;
(2)
The date and time of the notification or attempt; and
(3)
The signature of the person who made the notification or attempted notification.
(d)
Failure to comply with this section shall abrogate the repair facility's rights under §
66-19-103
.
(e)
Nothing in this section shall apply to any person or entity licensed under title 55, chapter 17.
Acts 2001, ch. 194, § 1 - 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 1 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-105) › Section 66-19-105 - Abandoned vehicles on campgrounds

(a)
Campgrounds substantially in the business of providing accommodations for recreational vehicles, as defined in §
55-50-102
, shall be entitled to a lien upon all abandoned vehicles that lawfully come onto their premises. Such abandoned vehicles shall be retained in the campground owners' or managers' possession until all reasonable charges due are paid. A campground may, after sixty (60) days, enforce this lien in the manner prescribed for the enforcement of artisans' liens under §§
66-14-102
- 66-14-106, except the campground shall:
(1)
Only be required to advertise the sale of an abandoned vehicle one (1) time in a newspaper published in the place where the sale is to be held; and
(2)
Include the vehicle identification number, if it is ascertainable, in the notice required pursuant to §
66-14-103
and in the advertisement of the sale described in §
66-14-104
.
(b)
A campground may collect any storage or related fees for any period of time in which a vehicle or associated equipment is abandoned upon the campground premises.
(c)
The commissioner of commerce and insurance is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to effectuate the purposes of this section.
(d)
For purposes of providing notice to persons having an interest as provided in §
66-14-102
, the campground shall notify any person that the campground:
(1)
Has actual notice of an interest; and
(2)
If the property is required to have a title, conduct a search request with the department of safety, or such other state where the vehicle license tag indicates it is registered, and in the case of property which is not titled as a motor vehicle, submit a search request for the filing of a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code, compiled in title 47, chapters 1-9, with the secretary of state and, in the state that is the apparent residence of the owner of the property, if other than Tennessee. The campground owner shall send, by certified mail, return receipt requested, notice of intent to enforce the lien to all known owners, all known interested parties, and to any other or interested party discernable through reasonable effort as provided in this subsection (d). For purposes of notice, there shall be a rebuttable presumption of reasonable inquiry and notice to interested parties, if the inquiry and notice provided in this subsection (d) is fulfilled.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 886,s 3, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2003, ch. 271, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-201 - Possessory lien on boats

Any debt contracted by the master, owner, agent, or consignee of any boat within this state on account of any work done, or materials or articles furnished for the building, repairing, fitting, furnishing, or equipping of such boat, or for wages due to the employees of such debtor, or for lease rent for dockage or storage, shall be a possessory lien upon such boat, its tackle, and furniture. It is the legislative intent that the holder of a material and furnishings lien shall not be able to charge additional dockage and storage during that period when the holder is exercising this lien.
Code 1858, § 1991 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 1); Shan., § 3547; mod. Code 1932, § 7962; Acts 1981, ch. 482, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1904.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-202 - Pleading of lienor

The pleading of the lienor shall be in writing, on oath, stating:
(1)
By whom and for what boat the debt was contracted;
(2)
The items composing the debt;
(3)
That it is justly due and unpaid; and
(4)
That demand has been made of one (1) of the defendants, or of the captain or agent of the defendants, being at the time in the county.
Code 1858, § 3551 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, §§ 2, 10); Shan., § 5314; mod. Code 1932, § 7963; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1905.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-203 - Joinder of plaintiffs in suit

Any two (2) or more of such creditors or claimants may join in the same warrant; and any such who has not joined may be made a party plaintiff in the suit, on motion, before the trial; and in such case the party shall be liable in all things, just as the party would have been had the party originally joined in the suit.
Code 1858, § 3557 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 5); Shan., § 5320; mod. Code 1932, § 7967; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1906.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-204 - Plaintiffs' bond

Before issuing process against the boat, the judge or clerk shall take bond, with security, from the plaintiff or complainant, in the penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), payable to the defendant, conditioned to prosecute the suit with effect, or to pay all costs and damages to the defendant, and all claimants subsequently applying to be made parties to the suit shall first be required to sign the bond before being admitted as plaintiffs or complainants.
Code 1858, § 3553 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 10); Shan., § 5316; mod. Code 1932, § 7964; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1907.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-205 - Warrant to attach boat

Following the taking of the bond provided for in §
66-19-204
, the judge shall issue the process, against the owners of the boat, or some of them, and direct it to the sheriff of the county, commanding the sheriff to attach the boat, its furniture and tackle, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and safely keep the same until security is given, or further order of the court.
Code 1858, § 3554 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 2); Shan., § 5317; mod. Code 1932, § 7965; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1908.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-206 - Retention of possession by sheriff

The sheriff, after seizing the property, shall retain possession of it until the termination of the action, unless bond and security are given in a penalty as prescribed by statute, payable to the plaintiff or complainant conditioned to abide by and perform the judgment of the court.
Code 1858, § 3555 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 3); Shan., § 5318; mod. Code 1932, § 7966; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1909.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-207 - Duplication of attachments prohibited

After a seizure of a boat at the suit of one (1) or more creditors and/or claimants, no other creditors and/or claimants shall have process to attach the boat, but all of them may be made parties, as prescribed in §
66-19-203
.
Code 1858, § 3558 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 7); Shan., § 5321; mod. Code 1932, § 7968; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1910.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-208 - Sale of boat

If no bond has been given, the court shall, at the appearance term, order the boat, or such part of the furniture and tackle as may be sufficient, to be sold for the satisfaction of the judgment; and the sheriff shall accordingly sell the same, first advertising the time and place of sale at least ten (10) days prior to the sale.
Code 1858, § 3560 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 6); Shan., § 5323; Code 1932, § 7969; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1911.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-209 - Protection of prior liens

Where there are prior liens on the boat by judgments obtained by the general creditors of the owners, the sheriff shall attach the boat, subject to such prior liens, and when the boat is sold to satisfy such prior liens, the surplus, if any, shall be paid into court, where the attachment is pending, to be paid to the attaching creditors, if they obtain judgment.
Code 1858, § 3561 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 8); Shan., § 5324; Code 1932, § 7970; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1912.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-210 - Apportionment of proceeds of sale

If the proceeds of the boat, tackle, and furniture are not sufficient to pay off all the creditors who have joined in the suit, the proceeds shall be ratably divided among them.
Code 1858, § 3562 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 35, § 9); Shan., § 5325; Code 1932, § 7971; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1913.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-211 - Wharfage lien

The owners and/or proprietors of wharves and landings, where wharfage is allowed by law, have a lien on boats, rafts, and other water crafts, and their loading, for the payment of their wharfage fees, and the same may be enforced by attachment within three (3) months after the lien accrued.
Code 1858, § 1993; Shan., § 3549; Code 1932, § 7972; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1914.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 2 - LIENS ON BOATS (§§ 66-19-201 — 66-19-213) › Section 66-19-212 - Marina lien - Definitions

(a)
A marina shall be entitled to a lien upon any vessel or personal watercraft, which lawfully comes into the marina's possession and is retained pending payment of all reasonable charges due. IF three (3) months or more have elapsed since the contractually-prescribed due date for payment of such charges, THEN the marina may enforce such lien in the manner prescribed for the enforcement of artisans' liens under §§
66-14-102
- 66-14-106, after reasonable inquiry and notice to interested parties.
(b)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
(1)
IF, in the case of a personal watercraft, the marina submits a search request for the filing of a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code, compiled in title 47, chapters 1-9; OR, in the case of a vessel, the marina submits a search request to the United States coast guard; AND
(2)
IF, thereafter, the marina sends, by certified mail, return receipt requested, notice of intent to enforce the lien to all known owners, all known interested parties, and to any other owner or interested party discernible through reasonable effort; AND
(3)
IF, thereafter, the marina advertises notice of intent to enforce the lien at least once a week for two (2) or more consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the locality where the sale is to be held; THEN
(4)
For purposes of subsection (a), there shall be a rebuttable presumption of reasonable inquiry and notice to interested parties.
(c)
In addition to the method of enforcement authorized by this section, the lien may be enforced, in the alternative, by the marina complying with the provisions contained in the other sections of this part.
(d)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Marina" means a marina, boat dock, dry dock, or dry storage facility;
(2)
"Personal watercraft" has the same meaning as this term is defined in §
69-9-501
; and
(3)
"Vessel" has the same meaning as this term is defined in §
69-9-204
.
Acts 2001, ch. 210, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 66 - PROPERTY (§§ 66-1-101 — 66-38-101) › Chapter 19 - LIENS ON VEHICLES AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 66-19-101 — 66-19-302) › Part 3 - LIEN AGAINST AIRCRAFT (§§ 66-19-301 — 66-19-302) › Section 66-19-301 - Filing of lien - Notice

(a)
A lien against any type of conveyance used in the transportation of persons or merchandise through the air, propelled by any sort of power, asserted pursuant to §
66-19-101
, shall be filed with the register for the county in which the actions giving rise to the lien occurred, within ninety (90) days after the work is finished or repairs made or materials furnished.
(b)
A copy of the notice of lien to be filed shall be sent by first class mail to the last known address of the party for whose account the work was performed, repairs made or materials furnished, and upon any other party known by the party asserting the lien to claim an ownership interest in the subject property.
(c)
The notice prescribed in subsection (a) shall contain:
(1)
The name of the party asserting the lien;
(2)
The name of the party for whom the work was performed, repairs made or materials furnished, and of any other party known to claim an ownership interest in the subject property;
(3)
A statement of the amount claimed and the date or dates the amount became due;
(4)
A description of the property against which the lien exists;
(5)
A brief description of the nature of services giving rise to the lien; and
(6)
The signature, under oath, of the party asserting the lien or of such party's authorized representative.
Acts 1990, ch. 756, § 1.