Section 26-2-301 shall apply to leasehold real property which is possessed and used by an individual, an individual's spouse, or an individual's dependent, as a principal place of residence, provided such leasehold estate is for more than two (2) and not exceeding fifteen (15) years. The homestead exemption upon leasehold estates shall not be exempt from execution or attachment for rent due thereon.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-303
Leasehold estates
Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act
The act spans §§ 26-2-101 to 26-2-410 (62 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In re Phillips (1986)
Most recently applied in Virgo v. Riviera Beach Associates Ltd. (September 2001)
Acts 1866-1867, ch. 36, §§ 1, 2; Shan., §§ 3802, 3803; Code 1932, §§ 7723, 7724; Acts 1979, ch. 61, § 3; T.C.A., § 26-304.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.