Tennessee § 13-20-216 Notice to property owner of proposed acquisition

Tennessee Statutes

§ 13-20-216 — Notice to property owner of proposed acquisition

Tennessee § 13-20-216

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-20-216 (2026).

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(a)Whenever the acquisition of any real property in a designated blighted area is proposed and is predicated solely upon the findings that the structure or structures involved are dilapidated and are in violation of the applicable building and housing codes, the owner of the property shall be notified of the planned acquisition by certified mail to the owner's latest address of record, and the owner shall be accorded a reasonable time, in no case less than ninety (90) days from the date of the notice, to bring the substandard structure into compliance with such codes.

(b)This section shall not apply in any county having a metropolitan form of government or in any county with a population of: not less than nor more than 6,125 6,225 14,925 14,940 15,675 15,775 56,000 56,100 85,725 85,825 2

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(a) Whenever the acquisition of any real property in a designated blighted area is proposed and is predicated solely upon the findings that the structure or structures involved are dilapidated and are in violation of the applicable building and housing codes, the owner of the property shall be notified of the planned acquisition by certified mail to the owner's latest address of record, and the owner shall be accorded a reasonable time, in no case less than ninety (90) days from the date of the notice, to bring the substandard structure into compliance with such codes. (b) This section shall not apply in any county having a metropolitan form of government or in any county with a population of: not less than nor more than 6,125 6,225 14,925 14,940 15,675 15,775 56,000 56,100 85,725 85,825 287,700 287,800 700,001 according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.