Tennessee § 66-11-111 - Authentication and registration of lien.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-11-111 — Authentication and registration of lien., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-11-111. Authentication and registration of lien.
Where the lienor's contract is in writing, and has been acknowledged, or in lieu of acknowledgment is sworn to by the prime contractor as to its execution by the owner, it may be recorded in the lien book in the register of deeds of the county where the real property, or any part of the affected real property, lies. Subsequent purchasers or encumbrancers for value shall be deemed to have notice of the lien so long as the recorded contract sets forth the contract price and describes the real property with reasonable certainty. Code 1932, § 7918; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1111; Acts 2007, ch. 189, § 11. Cross-References. Notice to owner of property, §§ 66-11-115 , 66-11-203 . Protection from unregistered lien, § 66-11-143 . Registration fee, § 8-21-1001 . Law Reviews. Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens in Tennessee (Charles H. Barnett), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 359 (1975).
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Section 66-11-111 ("Authentication and registration of lien.") 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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