TN landlord resources
Tennessee landlord law references
Deposit rules, notices, licensing and disclosures listed in the supplied Tennessee dataset.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Tennessee: Security deposits
No statutory cap. The URLTA (Tenn. Code § 66-28-301) applies only in counties over 75,000 population; smaller counties have no state deposit statute.
No requirement to pay interest; § 66-28-301(a) requires deposits be held in a dedicated account at a regulated institution.
Tennessee: Notices and tenancy endings
URLTA § 66-28-505: agreement terminates if nonpayment is not cured within 14 days of notice (counties over 75,000). Smaller counties follow § 66-7-109 and the lease.
§ 66-28-512(b): at least 30 days' written notice to terminate a month-to-month tenancy.
Court listed in the supplied dataset: General Sessions Court (detainer; appealable to Circuit Court).
Tennessee: Rent regulation
Tenn. Code § 66-35-102 prohibits any local government from controlling the rent charged for private property.
Tennessee: Licensing and registration
No statewide landlord/rental license requirement.
Tennessee: Lease disclosures and receipts
Lead paint (federal)
Location of the security-deposit account (§ 66-28-301(h))
Name/address of owner or agent authorized to receive notices (§ 66-28-302)
Sources supplied for Tennessee
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- Tenn. Code § 66-28-301 (security deposits)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- Tenn. Code § 66-28-102 (application; counties over 75,000)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- Tenn. Code § 66-28-505 (nonpayment; 14-day notice)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- Tenn. Code § 66-35-102 (local rent control prohibited)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
Offices listed in the dataset
- Tennessee Attorney General - Division of Consumer AffairsConsumer Protection / Attorney General
- Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)Housing Agency