Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-126 (2026)
Delay before execution
✓ current as of May 2026
No execution or writ of possession shall issue against the defendant upon any judgment, under this chapter, until after the lapse of ten (10) days from the rendition of the judgment.
Code 1858, § 3361 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 186, §§ 4, 6; 1849-1850, ch. 131, § 3); Shan., § 5109; Code 1932, § 9264; Acts 1963, ch. 115, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1628.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1985–2018 · leading case: Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins, 432 S.W.3d 840 (Tenn. 2013).
Edith Johnson v. Mark C. Hopkins, 432 S.W.3d 840 (Tenn. 2013). “§ 29-18-126. This ten-day stay corresponds to the ten days provided in Tennessee Code Annotated section 27-5-108 (2000 & Supp.”
Gallatin Hous. Auth. v. Mahoganee Pelt, 532 S.W.3d 760 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-126 ; Bell, 202 S.”
Gallatin Hous. Auth. v. Talley (In Re Talley), 69 B.R. 219 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1986). “§ 29-18-126 (1980). The tenant may appeal and post bond.”
Lebanon Hous. Auth. v. Shannon (In Re Shannon), 54 B.R. 219 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1985). “§ 29-18-126 (1980). That section states: “[n]o execution or writ of possession shall issue against the defendant upon any judgment, under the provisions of this chapter, until after the lapse of ten (10) days from the rendition of the judgment.”
Crye-Leike Prop. Mgmt. v. Nedra Drayton (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-18-126 , -128 (2012).”
Albert Bell v. Richard Cadmus d/b/a Band-Type Supply (2018). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-18-126 (2012). Thereafter, a prevailing plaintiff is entitled to possession immediately.”
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