Tennessee § 66-28-401 - General maintenance and conduct obligations.
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§ 66-28-401. General maintenance and conduct obligations.
The tenant shall: Comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety; Keep that part of the premises that the tenant occupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises when the tenant took possession; Dispose from the tenant's dwelling unit all ashes, rubbish, garbage, and other waste to the designated collection areas and into receptacles; Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any part of the premises or permit any person to do so; and shall not engage in any illegal conduct on the premises; and Act and require other persons on the premises, with the tenant's or other occupants' consent, to act in a manner that will not disturb the neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises. Acts 1975, ch. 245, § 3.101; T.C.A., § 64-2831; Acts 2005, ch. 156, § 4. Cross-References. Covenant to leave in good repair, § 66-7-102 . Law Reviews. Avoiding Lease-Drafting Pitfalls (C. Dewees Berry IV), 19 No. 2 Tenn. B.J. 11 (1983).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-28-401 ("General maintenance and conduct obligations.") 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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