Tennessee § 66-5-209 - Exempt property transfers.
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§ 66-5-209. Exempt property transfers.
The following are specifically excluded from this part: Transfers pursuant to court order including, but not limited to, transfers ordered by a court in the administration of an estate, transfers pursuant to a writ of execution, transfers by foreclosure sale, transfers by a trustee in bankruptcy, transfers by eminent domain and transfers resulting from a decree of specific performance; Transfers to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor or successor in interest who is in default; transfers by a trustee under a deed of trust pursuant to a foreclosure sale; or transfers by a beneficiary under a deed of trust who has acquired the real property at a sale conducted pursuant to a foreclosure sale under a deed of trust or has acquired the real property by a deed in lieu of foreclosure; Transfers by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent's estate, guardianship, conservatorship or trust; Transfers from one (1) or more co-owners solely to one (1) or more co-owners. This subdivision (4) is intended to apply and only does apply in situations where ownership is by a tenancy by the entirety, a joint tenancy or a tenancy in common and the transfer will be made from one (1) or more of the owners to another owner or co-owners holding property either as a joint tenancy, tenancy in common or tenancy by the entirety; Transfers made solely to any combination of a spouse or a person or persons in the lineal line of consanguinity of one (1) or more of the transferors; Transfers between spouses resulting from a decree of divorce or a property settlement stipulation; Transfers made by virtue of the record owner's failure to pay any federal, state or local taxes; Transfers to or from any governmental entity of public or quasi-public housing authority or agency; Transfers involving the first sale of a dwelling provided that the builder offers a written warranty; Any property sold at public auction; Any transfer of property where the owner has not resided on the property at any time within three (3) years prior to the date of transfer; and Any transfer from a debtor in a chapter 7 or a chapter 13 bankruptcy to a creditor or third party by a deed in lieu of foreclosure or by a quitclaim deed. Acts 1994, ch. 828, § 9; 2000, ch. 771, §§ 2-4.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-5-209 ("Exempt property transfers.") 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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