Tennessee § 67-5-2201 - Part definitions.
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§ 67-5-2201. Part definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Delinquent tax” means a tax as defined in this section that has been due and payable for at least two (2) years or a tax that has been due and payable for at least one (1) year on real property that is vacant and abandoned pursuant to § 67-5-2701(a)(3)(D); “Governmental body” means the state of Tennessee, or any county, municipality or other governmental subdivision of the state; “Property” means any and all real property and all improvements thereon or used in connection therewith; “Tax” means any obligation due a governmental body, which obligation is secured by a lien on real property; “Tax lien” means the lien securing a tax as defined in this section; and “Tax suit” means any suit brought to enforce a tax lien as defined in this section. Acts 1941, ch. 19, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 1789.7 (Williams, § 1789.1); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-1901; Acts 2016, ch. 853, § 3. Cross-References. Receivership, § 67-5-2417 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Liens, § 11. Attorney General Opinions. Applicability of this section and § 67-5-2202 , OAG 90-35 (3/16/90).
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