Tennessee § 66-11-149 - Presumption of correctness of information on building permit — Service on listed agents or owners — Method of service — Presumption of complete service.

§ 66-11-149. Presumption of correctness of information on building permit — Service on listed agents or owners — Method of service — Presumption of complete service.

For purposes of § 66-11-145, the name of any owner, the owner's agent, any prime contractor, any remote contractor, or any other person, their addresses, and the real property description stated in a building permit authorizing the improvement shall be presumed to be correct and, in the case of property description, sufficient to identify the real property. If one (1) or more agents are specified on the building permit, service on a listed agent shall be deemed to be service on all of the agent's principals, including those who have not separately listed an agent. If one (1) or more owners are specified on the building permit, service on the listed owner or owners shall be deemed to be service on all owners, including those not listed. For the purposes of this chapter, except as provided in § 66-11-108, any notice or other document required or permitted to be served shall be served by one (1) or more of the following means: Registered or certified mail, return receipt requested; Hand delivery, evidenced by a sworn statement, properly notarized, confirming delivery; or Any other commercial delivery service that provides written confirmation of delivery. For purposes of this chapter, there is a rebuttable presumption that service is complete: Upon receipt by the party being served by hand delivery; Within three (3) business days of mailing if served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested; or One (1) business day after commercial, overnight delivery if served by that means. Acts 2007, ch. 189, § 48; 2008, ch. 811, § 7. Cross-References. Certified mail in lieu of registered mail, § 1-3-111 .