Tennessee § 68-111-101 - Chapter definitions.

§ 68-111-101. Chapter definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Agent” means a person: Authorized to act for and on behalf of the landlord for the acceptance of service of process and for receipt of notices and demands or who becomes an agent pursuant to § 66-28-302; or Authorized to manage the premises; “Landlord” means lessor, one under whom another holds premises as a tenant or lessee; “Tenant” means one who occupies as a residence the premises of another in subordination to that other person's title and with such other person's assent, express or implied, and whose rental payments do not exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per week or the monetary equivalent, for any period of payment other than weekly; and “Third party complainant” means a health care provider or public employee who, in the regular performance of the health care provider's or public employee’s duties, has been inside a premises occupied by a tenant. Acts 1973, ch. 139, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-5501, 68-40-101; Acts 2008, ch. 1027, §§ 1, 3, 6. Compiler's Notes. Former title 68, ch. 40, §§ 68-40-101 — 68-40-107 , was transferred to title 68, ch. 111, §§ 68-111-101 — 68-111-107 , respectively, in 1992. Former § 68-111-109 provided that the provisions of the versions of §§ 68-111-101 , 68-111-103 , 68-111-104 and 68-111-108 as amended or enacted by Acts 2008, ch. 1027, §§ 1-8 shall be repealed on July 1, 2009, and the provisions of those sections that were in effect on January 1, 2008, shall be revived and reenacted. Former § 68-111-109 was repealed by Acts 2009, ch. 237, § 1, effective July 1, 2009; therefore, §§ 68-111-101 , 68-111-103 , 68-111-104 , and 68-111-108 as amended or enacted by Acts 2008, ch. 1027, §§ 1-8 remain in effect. Cross-References. Building regulations, title 68, ch. 120. Landlord and Tenant Act, title 66, ch. 28. Law Reviews. The Hunter Doctrine: An Equal Protection Theory That Threatens Democracy, 38 Vand. L. Rev. 397 (1985). Attorney General Opinions. Complaints under this chapter may only be initiated by a tenant whose rental payments do not exceed fifty dollars per week; however, other building codes or ordinances that the building inspector is authorized to enforce may be applicable to residential real property rented at higher rates, OAG 03-142 (11/07/03). Comparative Legislation. Unfit rentals: Ark. Code § 14-169-301 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 44-7-13 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 383.595 et seq. Va. Code § 36-97 et seq. Cited: Smith v. Owen, 841 S.W.2d 828, 1992 Tenn. App. LEXIS 540 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992).