Tennessee § 54-12-112 - Lien for assessment — Enforcement.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 54-12-112 — Lien for assessment — Enforcement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-12-112. Lien for assessment — Enforcement.
The assessment shall be a lien on the respective tracts of land upon which it is assessed. This lien shall be enforced in the same manner as provided for the enforcement of liens in §§ 54-12-412 — 54-12-421. Acts 1919, ch. 193, § 7; Shan. Supp., § 1682a18; Code 1932, § 2832; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 54-1312. Collateral References. Installment plan of payment as affecting duration of lien of special assessment. 114 A.L.R. 399 . Priority between liens for public improvements. 5 A.L.R. 1301 , 99 A.L.R. 1478 . Tax lien and lien of special assessment, priority as between. 65 A.L.R. 1379 . Undivided tract, enforceability against, of special assessment levied against part of it at one rate and part at another. 112 A.L.R. 73 . Unpaid public improvement as breach of covenant or defect in vendor's title, effect of existence of lien. 72 A.L.R. 302 .
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Section 54-12-112 ("Lien for assessment — Enforcement.") 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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