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Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-203

Prohibited provisions

Known as the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

The act spans §§ 66-28-101 to 66-28-521 (44 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Planters Gin Co. v. Federal Compress & Warehouse Co. (2002)

Most recently applied in Planters Gin Co. v. Federal Compress & Warehouse Co. (July 2002)

Acts 1975, ch. 245, § 1.403; T.C.A., § 64-2813.

(1) No rental agreement may provide that the tenant: Authorizes any person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement;

(2) Agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any liability of the landlord to the tenant arising under law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs connected with such liability.

(3) A provision prohibited by subsection (a) included in an agreement is unenforceable. Should a landlord willfully provide a rental agreement containing provisions known by the landlord to be prohibited by this chapter, the tenant may recover actual damages sustained. The tenant cannot agree to waive or forego rights or remedies under this chapter.

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.