Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-101 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act."

Acts 1975, ch. 245, § 1.101; T.C.A., § 64-2801.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2022 · 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). · cites it 2× “The distinction is unnecessary in this appeal, however, because the appeal bond requirements are the same.”
Crawford v. Buckner, 839 S.W.2d 754 (Tenn. 1992). · cites it 4× “In addition, the plaintiff challenged the constitutionality of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-101 to -28-517, which prohibits lease provisions limiting a landlord's liability to a tenant.”
State v. Marshall, 319 S.W.3d 558 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “Additionally, public housing leases are subject to the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-101 to -521 (2004 & Supp.”
McCormic v. Smith, 659 S.W.2d 804 (Tenn. 1983). · cites it 2× “The tenants initiated the action which was brought both at common law and under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, T.C.A. §§ 66-28-101 to -516. The landlords counterclaimed.”
Gallatin Hous. Auth. v. Talley (In Re Talley), 69 B.R. 219 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1986). · cites it 2× “§ 66-28-101 et seq., is applicable only in counties with populations greater than 200,000.”
Crawford v. Yotty, 828 N.W.2d 295 (Iowa 2013). “§§ 27-40-10 to -940; Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 66-28-101 to -521; Va.Code Ann.”
McCormic v. Smith, 668 S.W.2d 304 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “McCormic and Judith Clark sued defendants Lloyd Smith, Richard Sharpe, Fred Smith, and Keven Peterson under the “Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act,” T.C.A. § 66-28-101 et seq., and alleged that they were entitled to compensatory damages, punitive damages, and to a…”
Brown v. Ausley (In re Ausley), 507 B.R. 234 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 2014). “The Ausleys’ debt to Brown arises from a judgment entered in Brown’s favor on February 17, 2010, in the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis (“state court judgment”), where Brown, as Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff, sued the Ausleys for violation…”
State of Tennessee v. John Matthew Cabe, 579 S.W.3d 343 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See T.C.A. § 66-28-101 to -521. However, the legislature, knowing that the Pawnbrokers Act would interact and overlap with criminal statutes, specifically provided criminal punishments for violations of the Pawnbrokers Act.”
In Re Goody's Fam. Clothing, Inc., 443 B.R. 5 (Bankr. D. Del. 2010). “See generally Tenn.Code Ann. § 66-28-101 et seq. (2006).”
In Re Moore, 290 B.R. 851 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2003). “Although in 1975 Tennessee enacted its version of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 66-28-101 et seq. (2001), it is applicable for lease termination governing purposes in only some Tennessee counties.”
Freddy Mora v. David Vincent (2017). · cites it 2× “E2016-00327-COA-R3-CV Freddy Mora (“Plaintiff”), pro se, appeals the February 4, 2016 judgment of the Chancery Court for Bradley County (“the Trial Court”) in this suit alleging violations of Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-101 , et seq., the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.”
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