Tennessee § 29-15-101 - Alternative actions.
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§ 29-15-101. Alternative actions.
Where the action is to recover real property, ejectment, or forcible or unlawful entry or detainer may be brought. Code 1858, § 2750; Shan., § 4441; Code 1932, § 8567; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1301. Cross-References. Assignment in interest in lease or rent, § 66-26-116 . Dispossession of tenant from rented dwelling for filing complaint prohibited, § 68-111-105 . Forcible entry and detainer, title 29, ch. 18. Injunction pending litigation, § 29-1-102 . One form of action, Tenn. R. Civ. P. 2. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Ejectment, §§ 2, 11. Law Reviews. An Exegesis of the Ejectment Statutes of Tennessee (R.D. Cox), 18 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 581 (1988). An Overview of the Tennessee Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, 7 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 109. Pleading — General Issue — Scope in Tennessee, 5 Vand. L. Rev. 256. Tennessee and the Installment Land Contract: A Viable Alternative to the Deed of Trust, 21 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 551 (1991). Comparative Legislation. Ejectment: Ala. Code § 6-6-280 et seq. Ark. Code § 18-60-201 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 44-11-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 383.200 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 11-19-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 524.010 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-26 et seq. Va. Code § 8.01-131 et seq. Cited: Newport Housing Authority v. Ballard, 839 S.W.2d 86, 1992 Tenn. LEXIS 567 (Tenn. 1992); Roach v. Renfro, 989 S.W.2d 335, 1998 Tenn. App. LEXIS 422 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998).
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Section 29-15-101 ("Alternative actions.") 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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