Tennessee § 66-11-136 Property owner's right to bond against enforcement of liens

Tennessee Statutes

§ 66-11-136 — Property owner's right to bond against enforcement of liens

Tennessee § 66-11-136

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-136 (2026).

Text

The owner of the property on which the improvement is made has the right to demand a bond from the prime contractor to protect the owner in case of the enforcement of a lien under this chapter by one (1) or more remote contractors; and in the event the prime contractor is paid for the work done, or any part of it, that is subject to a lien by a remote contractor, then on payment by the owner to the remote contractor of the amount due, the owner shall have judgment for the amount by filing a complaint, petition, or civil warrant against the bond in any court having jurisdiction in such cases; but the prime contractor shall have the right to contest the legality and amount of the claim of the remote contractors before the prime contractor is held liable.

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The owner of the property on which the improvement is made has the right to demand a bond from the prime contractor to protect the owner in case of the enforcement of a lien under this chapter by one (1) or more remote contractors; and in the event the prime contractor is paid for the work done, or any part of it, that is subject to a lien by a remote contractor, then on payment by the owner to the remote contractor of the amount due, the owner shall have judgment for the amount by filing a complaint, petition, or civil warrant against the bond in any court having jurisdiction in such cases; but the prime contractor shall have the right to contest the legality and amount of the claim of the remote contractors before the prime contractor is held liable.

Legislative History

Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 749, s 9, eff. 7/1/2020. Acts 1889, ch. 103, § 3; Shan., § 3542; mod. Code 1932, § 7932; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1138; Acts 2007 , ch. 189, § 35.