Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-103 (2026)
License or certificate required
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Except as provided in § 62-39-104, it is unlawful for anyone to solicit an appraisal assignment or to prepare an appraisal or an appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in this state without first obtaining a real estate appraiser's license or certificate.
- (b) This section shall not be construed to apply to individuals who render professional assistance in arriving at a real estate analysis, opinion or conclusion.
- (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any person who is licensed to practice in this state under any other law from engaging in the practice for which the person is licensed.
Acts 1990, ch. 865, § 4; 1991, ch. 366, §§ 4, 5; 1995, ch. 222, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2024 · leading case: Allied Waste North Am., Inc. v. Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C., 93 F. Supp. 3d 835 (M.D. Tenn. 2015).
Allied Waste North Am., Inc. v. Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C., 93 F. Supp. 3d 835 (M.D. Tenn. 2015). “) § 62-39-103 on the ground that he was not a licensed appraiser and was thus prevented from offering an “appraisal report.”
Lori Ann Bates v. Stephen Lee Bates (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “In support of her argument, Wife relies on Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-335 ,8 Tenn. Code Ann.”
Stephen H. Bills v. Joe B. Barton (Tenn. Ct. App. 2024). “” See Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-103 (a); see also Tenn.”
City of Pulaski v. Albert M. Morris, Jr. & Judith L. Morris (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “§§ 62-39-101 – 604, is a comprehensive law, inter alia, creating a Real Estate Appraiser Commission and setting forth the license and certification requirements for real estate appraisers.”
Dept. of Transp. v. John Wheeler (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “3 The Department bases its argument on Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-103 (a) (1997) which provides, in part, that “[e]xcept as provided in § 62-39-104 .”
Mike Breen v. Janice C. Sharp (2017). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-103 (a) (“[I]t is unlawful for anyone to solicit an appraisal assignment, or to prepare an appraisal or an appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in this state without first obtaining a real estate appraiser’s license or certificate.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-39-103(a) — 1 case
Allied Waste North Am., Inc. v. Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C., 93 F. Supp. 3d 835 (M.D. Tenn. 2015). “) § 62-39-103 on the ground that he was not a licensed appraiser and was thus prevented from offering an “appraisal report.”
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