Tennessee § 66-24-119 - Judgments and writs affecting real estate.
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§ 66-24-119. Judgments and writs affecting real estate.
Judgments, attachments, orders, injunctions, and other writs affecting title, use or possession of real estate, issued by any court shall be effective against any person having, or later acquiring, an interest in such property who is not a party to the action wherein such judgment, attachment, order, injunction, or other writ is issued only after an appropriate copy or abstract, or a notice of lis pendens, is recorded in the register's office of the county wherein the property is situated. If an abstract is used, the contents shall be as prescribed in § 25-5-108 . Acts 1984, ch. 603, § 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-24-119 ("Judgments and writs affecting real estate.") 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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