Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-106 (2026)

Duration of lien

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A prime contractor's lien shall continue for one (1) year after the date the improvement is complete or is abandoned, and until the final decision of any suit properly brought within that time for its enforcement.

Code 1858, § 1985 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 118, § 1); Shan., § 3539; mod. Code 1932, § 7917; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1106; Acts 2007, ch. 189, § 6.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Munson Hardisty, LLC v. Legacy Pointe Apts., LLC, 359 F. Supp. 3d 546 (E.D. Tenn. 2019).

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Munson Hardisty, LLC v. Legacy Pointe Apts., LLC, 359 F. Supp. 3d 546 (E.D. Tenn. 2019). · cites it 2× “Defendant argues that this claim should be dismissed because T.C.A. § 66-11-106's statute-of-limitation period has run.”

Weill v. Evans Lumber Co. (In Re Johnson), 25 B.R. 889 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1982). · cites it 2× “Section 66-11-106 provides: The lien shall include the building, structure, fixture, or improvement as well as the lot or land, and continue for one (1) year after the work is finished or materials are furnished, and until the final decision of any suit that may be brought…”

Durkan Patterned Carpet, Inc. v. Premier Hotel Dev. Grp. (In Re Premier Hotel Dev. Grp.), 270 B.R. 234 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2001). · cites it 2× “” A lien under this provision takes effect “from the time of the visible commencement of operations,” see Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-104 ; and “continue[s] for one (1) year after the work is finished or materials are furnished, and until the final decision of any suit that may be…”

East Tennessee Grading, Inc. v. Bank of Am., N.A., 338 S.W.3d 506 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See, Tenn.Code Ann. § 66-11-106; Tenn. Code Ann.”

Joe H. Edwards v. Angela L. Underwood (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-106 . Mr. Edwards completed his work in 2009.”

Sun Splash Painting v. Homestead Vill. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Tenn Code Ann. §66-11-106. In this Memorandum, the trial court denied Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss inasmuch as the record established damages of $17,500.”

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