2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 27 - Partition

Part 1 - Partition Generally

§ 29-27-101. Persons Entitled - Any person having an estate of inheritance, or for life,...

§ 29-27-102. Effect of Encumbrance - The fact that the premises are subject to an encumbrance...

§ 29-27-103. Infancy of Owners — Distinctness of Interests - Nor will the fact that some of the joint owners...

§ 29-27-104. Partial Partition — Interest of Minors - In these cases the partition shall be made according to...

§ 29-27-105. Partition of Personalty — Possession Pending Proceeding - Code 1932, §§ 9225, 9226; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2105.

§ 29-27-106. Jurisdiction of Courts - Code 1858, §§ 3266, 3267 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 20,...

§ 29-27-107. Venue of Actions - The petition may be filed in the court of the...

§ 29-27-108. Contents of Petition - The bill or petition shall set forth, as far as...

§ 29-27-109. Parties - Every person having such interest, whether in possession or otherwise,...

§ 29-27-110. Uncertainty of Interests - In case any one (1) or more of such parties,...

§ 29-27-111. Notice of Petition - Code 1858, §§ 3273, 3275 (deriv. Acts 1799, ch. 11,...

§ 29-27-112. Commencement of Action by Summons - The action may, however, be commenced by filing the petition...

§ 29-27-113. Decree — Reservation of Unknown Interests - Code 1858, §§ 3277, 3278; Shan., §§ 5025, 5026; Code...

§ 29-27-114. Appointment of Commissioners - Code 1858, §§ 3279, 3287 (deriv. Acts 1787, ch. 17,...

§ 29-27-115. Oath of Commissioners - The commissioners, before proceeding to the execution of their duty,...

§ 29-27-116. Mode of Partition - In making partition, the commissioners shall divide the premises and...

§ 29-27-117. Unequal Partition — Equalizing Charges - If the commissioners are satisfied that exact partition cannot be...

§ 29-27-118. Report of Commissioners - The commissioners shall make a report in writing, signed by...

§ 29-27-119. Confirmation of Report — Decree - Upon the coming in of the report, unless set aside...

§ 29-27-120. Commissioners' Expenses - The expenses of the commissioners, including the expenses of a...

§ 29-27-121. Attorneys' Fees - The court may, in its discretion, order the fees of...

§ 29-27-122. Persons Bound by Decree - The partition thus made is conclusive: Code 1858, § 3291...

§ 29-27-123. Persons Not Bound by Decree - Such judgment and partition will not affect any tenants or...

Part 2 - Sale for Division

§ 29-27-201. Sale for Division Authorized - Any person entitled to a partition of premises, under part...

§ 29-27-202. Application for Sale - The application for a sale of the premises is made...

§ 29-27-203. Alternative Application - The application may be in the alternative for partition, if...

§ 29-27-204. Amendment to Pray Sale - The petition or bill may also be amended at any...

§ 29-27-205. Answer Asking Sale - Even if application is for partition only, the court may,...

§ 29-27-206. Commissioners Recommending Sale - If the commissioners appointed to make partition report that the...

§ 29-27-207. Decree for Sale of Estate Situated in Several Counties - When the estate to be divided is situated in several...

§ 29-27-208. Sale of Life Estate - Code 1858, §§ 3305-3308 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 164, §...

§ 29-27-209. Ascertainment of Encumbrances — Payment - Code 1858, §§ 3309-3311; Shan., §§ 5058-5060; Code 1932, §§...

§ 29-27-210. Interpleader of Encumbrancer - If the party dispute the validity of the supposed encumbrance,...

§ 29-27-211. Unencumbered Shares Unaffected - The proceedings to ascertain and settle the amount of encumbrances,...

§ 29-27-212. Sale Subject to Encumbrance - Sales made without reference to the encumbrances are subject thereto,...

§ 29-27-213. Purchaser's Rights Under Undisclosed Encumbrance - Nothing herein contained shall be held to deprive a purchaser...

§ 29-27-214. Terms of Sale - The court may direct the sale to be made for...

§ 29-27-215. Security for Purchase Money - Code 1858, §§ 3301, 3304; Shan., §§ 5050, 5053; Code...

§ 29-27-216. Vesting of Title in Purchaser - The court, upon confirmation of the sale, divests title and...

§ 29-27-217. Decree - The rights of the parties shall be settled by the...

§ 29-27-218. Disposition of Proceeds of Sale - Code 1858, §§ 3316-3318, 3321 (deriv. Acts 1827, ch. 54,...

§ 29-27-219. Bond to Refund Proceeds of Sale - The court may, whenever the nature of the case demands,...