How to become a landlord in Tennessee

The written disclosure of the manager, the owner's agent and a maintenance contact is in T.C.A. 66-28-302. The Code provisions governing this topic were not read. Other disclosures the Code may require could not be checked (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-302).

• See the owner and manager identity topic for what the Rentari addendum lists (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-302).See Owner and manager identity on the Tennessee page

T.C.A. 66-28-302 governs disclosing who manages the home, who may receive notices and service of process for the owner, and how to request maintenance. A 2024 act (Pub. Ch. 907) requires this disclosure in writing at or before the start of the tenancy. The section was not read, so its exact content is not stated here (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-302; 2024 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 907 (as-enacted summary)).

No Tennessee flood disclosure rule for rentals was identified or read, so this page states none (Tenn. Code Ann. title 66).

Tennessee's smoke detector sections (T.C.A. 68-120-111, 68-120-112, 68-120-118 and 68-102-151) were not read, so this page states no device or testing rule (Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-120-111; Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-120-112; Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-120-118; Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-102-151).

No Tennessee section on locks or rekeying was identified or read, so this page states no lock rule (Tenn. Code Ann. title 66, chapter 28).

Whether Tennessee limits the size of a security deposit could not be verified. The Code provisions governing this topic were not read, so this page states neither a limit nor the absence of one (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301).

• The Act applies in counties with more than 75,000 residents according to the 2010 federal census, subject to the exclusions in 66-28-102. Check the county census and occupancy type before applying this rule; the separate title 66, chapter 7 rules were not reviewed (Tennessee Legislature Code access: T.C.A. 66-28-102).See Which Tennessee law applies on the Tennessee page

Any duty to hold deposits in a separate account, and any interest rule, could not be verified. The Code provisions governing this topic were not read (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301).

Tennessee's inspection and damage-list rules for deposits could not be verified. The Code provisions governing this topic were not read (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301).

• Where the Act applies, 2005 and 2011 acts (Pub. Ch. 156 and 272) tied the landlord's move-out damage list to written notice of the tenant's right to an inspection. T.C.A. 66-28-301 was not read, so confirm the current procedure before withholding any of the deposit (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301; 2005 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 156 (amendment summary); 2011 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 272 (bill summary)).

No Tennessee section on application or screening fees was identified or read. The Code provisions governing this topic were not read, so this page states no limit (Tenn. Code Ann. title 66, chapter 28).