Liens under this chapter, except as provided in subdivision (5)(A), shall be enforced only by the filing of a complaint, petition, or civil warrant seeking the issuance of an attachment in the manner as follows:
Code 1932, § 7948; Acts 1957, ch. 235, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1126; Acts 2007, ch. 189, § 25; 2014, ch. 557, § 1; 2015, ch. 117, § 1; 2020, ch. 749, § 2.
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Chapter 11 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens
§ 66-11-101. Chapter Definitions
§ 66-11-102. Lien for Work and Materials
§ 66-11-103. Contract With Owner's Spouse
§ 66-11-104. Time of Attachment of Lien
§ 66-11-105. Extent of Lien — Removal of Property
§ 66-11-107. Parity of Liens — Priority of Laborers' Liens
§ 66-11-108. Priority Over Mortgage
§ 66-11-109. Priority for Other Liens Not Created by This Chapter
§ 66-11-110. Effect of Judgment Lien
§ 66-11-111. Authentication and Registration of Lien
§ 66-11-113. Materials Exempt From Attachment, Execution or Other Process to Enforce Debt
§ 66-11-114. Repossession and Removal of Materials
§ 66-11-115. Liens by Remote Contractors
§ 66-11-118. Multiple Lots or Improvements
§ 66-11-119. Amendment of Notice of Lien
§ 66-11-120. Lien Limited to Contract Price and Extras in the Contract
§ 66-11-121. Insurance Proceeds Subject to Liens
§ 66-11-122. Transfer of Debt Without Notice
§ 66-11-123. Transfer of Debt by Contractor
§ 66-11-124. Waiver of Lien — Payment Bonds
§ 66-11-125. Maintaining an Action on a Contract Not Precluded
§ 66-11-126. Methods of Enforcement
§ 66-11-127. Suits Against Personal Representatives
§ 66-11-129. Right of Removal From Lands of Persons Under Disability
§ 66-11-130. Demand for Enforcement of Lien
§ 66-11-131. Joinder of Petitioners
§ 66-11-132. Consolidation of Proceedings
§ 66-11-133. Adjudication of Conflicting Rights in Consolidated Proceeding
§ 66-11-134. Enforcement in General Sessions Court
§ 66-11-135. Release of Lien — Recording Release
§ 66-11-136. Property Owner's Right to Bond Against Enforcement of Liens
§ 66-11-137. Owner's Misapplication of Loan Proceeds — Violation
§ 66-11-138. Contractor's Misapplication of Payments — Violation
§ 66-11-139. Exaggeration of Claims by Lienor
§ 66-11-140. Misuse of Proceeds Prima Facie Evidence of Intent to Defraud