Tennessee § 43-14-220 - Damages for violation of land-use regulations — Determining observance.
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§ 43-14-220. Damages for violation of land-use regulations — Determining observance.
Any landowner in the district, who sustains damages to the landowner's land as a result of violation of any land-use regulation by any other landowner in the district, may recover damages at law from the other landowner for such violation. The supervisors have the authority to go upon any lands within the district to determine whether land-use regulations adopted under § 43-14-219 are being observed. Acts 1939, ch. 197, § 10; C. Supp. 1950, § 552.10 (Williams, § 552.40); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 43-1520.
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