Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-111 (2026)
Authentication and registration of lien
✓ current as of May 2026
Where the lienor's contract is in writing, and has been acknowledged, or in lieu of acknowledgment is sworn to by the prime contractor as to its execution by the owner, it may be recorded in the lien book in the register of deeds of the county where the real property, or any part of the affected real property, lies. Subsequent purchasers or encumbrancers for value shall be deemed to have notice of the lien so long as the recorded contract sets forth the contract price and describes the real property with reasonable certainty.
Code 1932, § 7918; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1111; Acts 2007, ch. 189, § 11.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: D.T. McCall & Sons v. Seagraves, 796 S.W.2d 457 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990).
D.T. McCall & Sons v. Seagraves, 796 S.W.2d 457 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990). “If, however, the notice is intended to be effective insofar as subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers are concerned, registration is necessary and the formal requirements of either Tenn.Code Ann. § 66-11-111 (1982) or Tenn.”
Durkan Patterned Carpet, Inc. v. Premier Hotel Dev. Grp. (In Re Premier Hotel Dev. Grp.), 270 B.R. 234 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2001). “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-11-111 (applicable statute if contract filed) 5 and 66-11-112(a) (sworn statement provision).”
Weill v. Evans Lumber Co. (In Re Johnson), 25 B.R. 889 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1982). “…upon the property described in the notice of completion who has not previously registered his contract as provided in §§ 66-11-111 or registered a sworn statement as provided in § 66-11-112 . .. shall send by registered or certified mail written notice addressed to the person,…”
Davis v. Smith, 650 S.W.2d 47 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). “—(a) In order to be protected from lien claims which have not previously been registered as provided in §§ 66-11-111, 66-11-112, and 66-11-117, the owner or purchaser of improved real property may upon completion of the improvement or the demolition thereof register in the…”
Don Huckaby Plumbing Co. v. Cardinal Indus. Mortg. Co., 848 S.W.2d 57 (Tenn. 1993). “Huckaby Plumbing had two ways to protect its lien against subsequent purchasers or encumbrancers without notice: (1) register its contracts pursuant to T.C.A. § 66-11-111 or, (2) file a “sworn statement” within 90 days of completing work under T.”
Owen Lumber & Millwork, Inc. v. Nat'l Equity Corp., 940 S.W.2d 66 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996). “— (a) In order to be protected from lien claims which have not previously been registered as provided in §§ 66-11-111, 66-11-112, and 66-11-117, the owner or purchaser of improved real property may, upon completion of the improvement or the demolition thereof, register in the…”
Post-Tensioned Sys., Inc. v. Collins & Hobbs, Inc., 640 S.W.2d 576 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1982). “, § 66-11-143 provides, in pertinent part: Protection from unregistered liens— Notice of completion after improvements — Expiration of certain lien rights.”
Joe H. Edwards v. Angela L. Underwood (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “§ 66-11-111 (2022). Once attached, the lien continues for one year after 3 the work is completed or abandoned.”
H.W. Jenkins Co. v. G.T. Designs (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). “§ 66-11 - 143 provides in pertinent part: (a) In order to be protected from lien claims which have not previously been registered as provided in §§ 66-11-111, 66-11-112, and 66-11-117, the owner or purchaser of improved real property may, upon completion of the improvement or…”
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