2021 Tennessee Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 66-11-150. Prohibited Liens

Notwithstanding any law in this chapter or any other law to the contrary, no lien, otherwise authorized pursuant to this chapter, shall be available on residential real property, as that term is defined by § 66-11-146(b)(1)(A), to any person, firm or corporation that performs residential construction, including home improvement as defined by § 62-6-501(4), if:

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2021 Tennessee Code

Title 66 - Property

Chapter 11 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 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

§ 66-11-106. Duration of Lien

§ 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

§ 66-11-112. Preservation of Priority of Lien for Subsequent Purchasers or Encumbrancers — Abandonment — Lien on Structure With Water Furnished by Well — Form for Notice 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

§ 66-11-143. Protection From Unrecorded Lien Claims — Notice of Completion — Expiration of Lien Rights — Form of Notice of Completion

§ 66-11-145. Notice of Nonpayment — Form of Notice

§ 66-11-150. Prohibited Liens