Tennessee § 66-19-102 - Duration of lien.
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§ 66-19-102. Duration of lien.
The lien shall be upon and include the conveyance and improvements thereon, and continue for twelve (12) months after the work is finished or repairs made or material furnished and until the final decision of any suit that may be brought within that time for the debt to the contractor, or undertaker, or furnisher, and bind the conveyance and improvements thereon; provided, that the conveyance with improvements thereon has not been transferred in good faith to a purchaser without notice. Acts 1909, ch. 150, § 2; Shan., § 3546a2; Acts 1919, ch. 55; mod. Code 1932, § 7961; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1902. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Automobiles, §§ 24, 31; 18 Tenn. Juris., Mechanics' Liens, § 19.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-19-102 ("Duration of 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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