A tenant in possession in good faith, under a lease or license from another, is not liable beyond the rent in arrear at the time of suit brought for the recovery of the land, and that which may afterwards accrue during the continuance of the tenant's possession.
Code 1858, § 3260; Shan., § 5008; Code 1932, § 9156; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1329.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
§ 29-15-101. Alternative Actions
§ 29-15-102. Right to Ejectment
§ 29-15-103. Parties Defendant
§ 29-15-104. Contents of Declaration
§ 29-15-105. Joinder of Counts and Parties
§ 29-15-107. Facts to Be Proved
§ 29-15-108. Title Bonds as Evidence
§ 29-15-109. Parties Involved in Verdict
§ 29-15-110. Land Described in Verdict
§ 29-15-111. Expiration of Plaintiff's Right
§ 29-15-112. General Verdict for Plaintiff
§ 29-15-113. Judgment Conforming to Verdict or Declaration
§ 29-15-114. Writ of Possession
§ 29-15-121. Mesne Profits — Improvements
§ 29-15-122. Tenant's Liability for Rents