A prime contractor's lien shall continue for one (1) year after the date the improvement is complete or is abandoned, and until the final decision of any suit properly brought within that time for its enforcement.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-106
Duration of lien
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Durkan Patterned Carpet, Inc. v. Premier Hotel Development Group (In Re Premier Hotel Development Group) (2001)
Most recently applied in East Tennessee Grading, Inc. v. Bank of America, N.A. (September 2010)
Code 1858, § 1985 (deriv
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