Tennessee § 66-11-141 - Well-drilling lien.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-11-141 — Well-drilling lien., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-11-141. Well-drilling lien.
There is created a lien against the tract of land, on which any person, firm or corporation has drilled a well by contract with the owners of the land or their duly authorized agent, for all labor, materials and equipment used or furnished by the driller of the well, including any pump, apparatus or other fixtures attached to the well, installed by the driller. The lien shall remain against the land for a period of two (2) years after the completion of the well or after the furnishing of any pump or apparatus attached to the well, unless sooner discharged by full payment. The lien may be enforced by attachment of the land in a proceeding brought in any court of competent jurisdiction prior to the expiration of the lien, and the land may be sold in satisfaction of the unpaid indebtedness owing to the driller. The rights of the lienor under this section shall be subject to the terms of § 66-11-112. Acts 1949, ch. 267, §§ 1-3; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 8028.1 (Williams, §§ 7959.1-7959.3); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1143; Acts 2007, ch. 189, § 40. Law Reviews. Survey of Tennessee Property Law, VII. Registration of Instruments (Toxey H. Sewell), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 160, 193 (1978). Collateral References. Assertion of statutory mechanics' or materialmen's lien against oil and gas produced or against proceeds attributable to oil and gas sold. 59 A.L.R.3d 278. Casings of oil and gas well as subject to mechanic's lien. 39 A.L.R. 1260 . Lien for digging well. 55 A.L.R. 1562 , 109 A.L.R. 395 . Oil and gas, right or interest subject to statutory lien for labor or material in developing property for. 122 A.L.R. 1182 . Wells as within Mechanics' Lien Law descriptive of improvement. 92 A.L.R. 753 .
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Section 66-11-141 ("Well-drilling lien.") 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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