Tennessee § 29-17-904 - Acceptance by property owner of amount deposited.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-17-904 — Acceptance by property owner of amount deposited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-17-904. Acceptance by property owner of amount deposited.
If the owner is satisfied with the amount deposited by the condemner with the clerk of the court, the owner may file with the clerk a statement, duly sworn to, stating that the filer is the owner of the property or property rights described in the petition and that the owner accepts the amount deposited with the clerk as full settlement for the taking of such property or property rights and all damages occasioned to the residue of the property, and the clerk shall pay to the owner the amount deposited with the clerk, and the court, at its next term, shall enter a decree divesting the title to the property or property rights out of the owner and vesting the same in the condemner. Acts 1959, ch. 216, § 4; T.C.A., § 23-1531; T.C.A. § 29-17-804 ; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 25, provided that the amendment by that act shall apply only to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings initiated on or after July 1, 2006.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-17-904 ("Acceptance by property owner of amount deposited.") 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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