Tennessee Statutes
§ 28-3-203 — Injury during fourth year after completion - Limitation of action
Tennessee § 28-3-203
JurisdictionTennessee
Title28
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-203 (2026).
Text
(a)Notwithstanding § 28-3-202 , in the case of an injury to property or person or injury causing wrongful death, which injury occurred during the fourth year after substantial completion, an action, arbitration, or other binding dispute resolution proceeding to recover damages for the injury or wrongful death must be brought within one (1) year after the date on which the injury occurred, without respect to the date of death of the injured person.
(b)The action, arbitration, or other binding dispute resolution proceeding must, in all events, be brought within five (5) years after the substantial completion of the improvement.
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Legislative History
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 749, s 39, eff. 7/1/2020. Acts 1965, ch. 353, § 2; T.C.A., § 28-315.
Nearby Sections
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§ 28-1-101
§ 28-1-101§ 28-1-106
Accrual of right if person under eighteen years of age, adjudicated incompetent, or lacking capacity§ 28-1-107
Cases in which disability not an excuse§ 28-1-109
Suspension during injunction§ 28-1-111
Suspension during absence from state§ 28-1-112
Application of foreign statutes§ 28-1-113
Actions by state§ 28-1-114
Counterclaim or third party complaint§ 28-1-115
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 28-3-203, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/28-3-203.