Tennessee § 66-34-201 - Prime contractor entitled to payment from owner.
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§ 66-34-201. Prime contractor entitled to payment from owner.
Performance by a prime contractor in accordance with a written contract with an owner for improvement of real property entitles the prime contractor to payment from the owner. Acts 1991, ch. 45, § 1; 2020, ch. 749, § 18. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2020, ch. 749, § 42 provided that the act, which amended this section, applies to actions occurring and contracts entered into, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2020. Amendments. The 2020 amendment inserted “prime” and substituted “entitles the prime” for “shall entitle such”. Effective Dates. Acts 2020, ch. 749, § 42. July 1, 2020.
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