If a written rental agreement requires the tenant to have utility services placed in the tenant's name and the tenant fails to do so within three (3) days of occupancy of the rented premises, the landlord may have such utility services terminated if the existing utility service is in the name of the landlord.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 28 - Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
Part 5 - Enforcement and Remedies
§ 66-28-504. Unlawful Ouster, Exclusion, or Diminution of Service
§ 66-28-506. Failure of Tenant to Maintain Dwelling
§ 66-28-508. Waiver of Landlord's Right to Terminate
§ 66-28-510. Landlord's Remedy After Termination
§ 66-28-511. Recovery of Possession by Landlord Limited
§ 66-28-516. Obligation of Good Faith