Tennessee § 66-28-501 - Noncompliance with rental agreement by landlord.
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§ 66-28-501. Noncompliance with rental agreement by landlord.
Except as provided in this chapter, the tenant may recover damages, obtain injunctive relief and recover reasonable attorney's fees for any noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or any section of this chapter upon giving fourteen (14) days' written notice. If the rental agreement is terminated for noncompliance after sufficient notice, the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and security deposits recoverable by the tenant under § 66-28-301. Acts 1975, ch. 245, § 4.101; 1978, ch. 735, § 1; T.C.A., § 64-2841. Cross-References. Forfeiture of rent by landlord for failure to comply with health department order, § 68-111-104 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Landlord and Tenant, § 16. Law Reviews. Self-Help: Extrajudicial Rights, Privileges and Remedies in Contemporary American Society, 37 Vand. L. Rev. 845 (1984).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-28-501 ("Noncompliance with rental agreement by landlord.") 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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