Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-20-105 (2026)
Private property - Taking by eminent domain restricted under certain conditions
✓ current as of May 2026
A housing authority created under this chapter shall not have the power to take by eminent domain private property in an urban renewal area for the purpose of resale, if the owner of same desires to develop such owner's own property and if the designated reuse of the property in the urban renewal plan is such that the owner's parcel can be redeveloped by itself without affecting the objectives of the urban renewal plan as to the owner's parcel or adjoining or adjacent properties thereto, and the owner signs an agreement with the housing authority to abide by the urban renewal plan, in any development thereof.
Acts 1972, ch. 711, § 1; T.C.A., § 13-833.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2020 · leading case: Metro. Dev. & Hous. Agency v. Eaton, 216 S.W.3d 327 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).
Metro. Dev. & Hous. Agency v. Eaton, 216 S.W.3d 327 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “] Tenn.Code Ann. § 13-20-105. MDHA filed its petition on April 11, 2001, seeking expedited procedures under Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-17-401 et seq.”
Knoxville Cmty. Dev. Corp. v. Orchard Ent. Grp., LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2020). “*** Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-20-105 , private property taken by eminent domain is restricted under certain conditions.”
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