Tennessee § 62-25-104 - Contract or receipt requirement — Refund of fee.
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§ 62-25-104. Contract or receipt requirement — Refund of fee.
Every rental location agent engaged in any of the activities described in § 62-25-102(2) shall give a prospective tenant a contract or receipt, and the contract or receipt shall include a recital that any amount in excess of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be repaid or refunded to the prospective tenant if the prospective tenant after bona fide effort does not obtain a rental through the listing furnished by the rental location agent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the information concerning rentals furnished by the rental location agent is not current or accurate in regard to the type of rental desired, the full fee shall be repaid or refunded to the prospective tenant upon demand. The contract or receipt furnished to the prospective tenant shall also conform to rules and regulations adopted by the real estate commission designed to effect disclosure of material information regarding the services to be provided to the prospective tenant. Acts 1978, ch. 663, § 4; T.C.A., § 62-2504. Cross-References. Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor, § 62-25-105 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-25-104 ("Contract or receipt requirement — Refund of fee.") 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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