Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-302 (2026)
Address of landlord or agent
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) The landlord or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord's behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the commencement of the tenancy:
- (1) The name and address of:
- (A) The agent authorized to manage the premises, which may include a third-party management company; and
- (B) An owner of the premises or a person or agent authorized to act for and on behalf of the owner for the acceptance of service of process and for receipt of notices and demands; and
- (2)
- (A) A telephone number or electronic mail address for maintenance services; or
- (B) An online portal system designed for landlord-tenant communication.
- (1) The name and address of:
- (b) The information required to be furnished by this section shall be kept current and this section extends to and is enforceable against any successor landlord, owner or manager.
- (c) A person who fails to comply with subsection (a) becomes an agent of each person who is a landlord for the purpose of service of process and receiving and receipting for notices and demands.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 907,s 1, eff. 1/1/2025.
Acts 1975, ch. 245, § 2.102; T.C.A., § 64-2822.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Tanikia Yolanda Boone v. Houston Gibson, Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004).
Tanikia Yolanda Boone v. Houston Gibson, Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). “The URLTA, in Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-302 (1993), addresses the issue of how, by failing to do certain things, an individual/entity other than a landlord can become the agent for a landlord “for the purpose of service of process.”
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