In the proceedings in chancery court, the attorneys or solicitors employed and attending to the suit shall be allowed as a fee ten percent (10%) of the amount found due as an assessment on each tract of land decreed to be sold, the fee to be charged up in the decree as part of the judgment for which the land is to be sold.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 12 - Road Improvement Districts
Part 4 - Collection of Assessments
§ 54-12-405. Bonds to Be Paid Only by Assessments Levied on the Lands Within the District
§ 54-12-411. Assessments Become Liens Upon Land
§ 54-12-412. Bill in Chancery to Sell Land for Collection of Delinquent Assessments
§ 54-12-416. Public Taxes to Be Paid Before the Delinquent Assessments
§ 54-12-418. Sale for Cash Subject to Redemption Within Two Years — Manner of Redemption
§ 54-12-419. Attorney's Fee Charged as Part of Judgment
§ 54-12-423. Assessments Collectible Only Out of the Assessed Land
§ 54-12-424. Compensation of Trustee for Collecting and Paying Out, and for Certified Copies