Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-501 (2026)
Noncompliance with rental agreement by landlord
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Except as provided in this chapter, the tenant may recover damages, obtain injunctive relief and recover reasonable attorney's fees for any noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or any section of this chapter upon giving fourteen (14) days' written notice.
- (b) If the rental agreement is terminated for noncompliance after sufficient notice, the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and security deposits recoverable by the tenant under § 66-28-301.
Acts 1975, ch. 245, § 4.101; 1978, ch. 735, § 1; T.C.A., § 64-2841.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: Howard Woods v. MTC Mgt. & Solomon Mgt., 967 S.W.2d 800 (Tenn. 1998).
Howard Woods v. MTC Mgt. & Solomon Mgt., 967 S.W.2d 800 (Tenn. 1998). “…to raise his assertions as to the existence and/or validity of a settlement agreement before the trial court. 2 . See Tenn.Code Ann. § 66-28-501, et seq.”
John Ruff v. Reddoch Mgmt., LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “The court dismissed the claim against the current owner because tenant failed to comply with the fourteen day pre-suit notice requirement at Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-501 (a). Finding no error, we affirm the trial court.”
Kristin Holloway v. Grp. Props., LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-501 (a) (“…the tenant may… obtain injunctive relief and recover reasonable attorney’s fees for any noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or any section of this chapter upon giving fourteen (14) days’ written notice.”
Carolyn Richardson v. H & J Props., LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2020). “§§ 66-28-501 (a), -504, - 510, -513 (permitting the prevailing party, depending on the provision at issue, to recover attorney’s fees, prepaid rent, or a security deposit or to terminate the rental agreement). Taken together, we cannot say that the general principles of landlord…”
Re/Max-Carriage v. Matthew McLaughlin (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). “2 The defendants rely upon Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-501 under a theory of landlord noncompliance.”
Mark Elliott v. Dave Wright (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “(b) A tenant who proceeds under this section may not proceed under § 66-28-501 or § 66-28-503 as to that breach.”
Howard A. Woods v. M.T.C. Mgmt. & Solomon Mgmt. (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “as follows: § 66-28-501 (noncompliance with rental agreement by landlord); § 66- 28-502 (failure to supply essential services) and § 66-28-504 (unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service).”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-501(a): 1 case
Kristin Holloway v. Grp. Props., LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-501 (a) (“…the tenant may… obtain injunctive relief and recover reasonable attorney’s fees for any noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or any section of this chapter upon giving fourteen (14) days’ written notice.”
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