Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-34-201 (2026)
Prime contractor entitled to payment from owner
✓ current as of May 2026
Performance by a prime contractor in accordance with a written contract with an owner for improvement of real property entitles the prime contractor to payment from the owner.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 749, s 18, eff. 7/1/2020.
Acts 1991, ch. 45, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: Beacon4, LLC v. I & L Investments, LLC, 514 S.W.3d 153 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016).
Beacon4, LLC v. I & L Investments, LLC, 514 S.W.3d 153 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “In its written opinion, the court stated the following specific findings in relevant part: The Court concludes that Beacon4 performed in accordance with the terms of the Site Contract and, pursuant to *197 T.C.A. § 66-34-201, is entitled to be paid by I & L, the owner.”
Bricks, Inc. v. BNY Trust Co. of Missouri, 165 F. Supp. 2d 723 (W.D. Tenn. 2001). “Further, Bricks alleges that BNY and Kohner “refused to turn over funds that they held in trust” for the contractor’s use and benefit.”
83 Freight, LLC v. C4 Sourcing Solutions, LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “” See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-34-201 and -301; see also Akers v.”
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