Tennessee § 13-20-118 - Immunity of officials.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 13-20-118 — Immunity of officials., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-20-118. Immunity of officials.
The individual commissioners, directors, supervisory employees, and supervisory agents of a housing authority, whether such housing authority is formed under this chapter or by private act, while acting in the scope of their authority, including those entities that a housing authority or entity affiliated with an authority may form, incorporate, or join as a partner or member to develop or manage a mixed-finance project, and the directors, supervisory employees, and supervisory agents of such entities, while acting in the scope of their authority for the development or management of the mixed-finance project, enjoy the same protections and immunities that are presently provided for housing authority corporations under the law of this state, and any protections and immunities that may be provided to housing authorities in the future under the law of this state. Acts 1984, ch. 747, § 1; 2018, ch. 664, § 1. Law Reviews. Tort Law–Negligence–Landlords' Duty Of Care To Tenants in Tennessee (Yusuf Malik), 77 Tenn. L. Rev. 471 (2010).
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Section 13-20-118 ("Immunity of officials.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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