# Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-102: Duration of lien

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-102

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-102
- **Heading:** Duration of lien
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 66 / Chapter 19 / Section 66-19-102

## Text

The lien shall be upon and include the conveyance and improvements thereon, and continue for twelve (12) months after the work is finished or repairs made or material furnished and until the final decision of any suit that may be brought within that time for the debt to the contractor, or undertaker, or furnisher, and bind the conveyance and improvements thereon; provided, that the conveyance with improvements thereon has not been transferred in good faith to a purchaser without notice. Acts 1909, ch. 150, § 2; Shan., § 3546a 2; Acts 1919, ch. 55; mod. Code 1932, § 7961; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1902.
The lien shall be upon and include the conveyance and improvements thereon, and continue for twelve (12) months after the work is finished or repairs made or material furnished and until the final decision of any suit that may be brought within that time for the debt to the contractor, or undertaker, or furnisher, and bind the conveyance and improvements thereon; provided, that the conveyance with improvements thereon has not been transferred in good faith to a purchaser without notice.
Acts 1909, ch. 150, § 2; Shan., § 3546a 2; Acts 1919, ch. 55; mod. Code 1932, § 7961; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1902.

## Nearby sections

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- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-19-206 Retention of possession by sheriff](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T66_C19_S66-19-206.md)
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