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Tennessee Landlord Notice Rules

Draft data. These entries have not completed statute verification. Confirm against the cited statutes before relying on them.

Security deposit

Return / itemization deadline: 30 days (Tenn. Code § 66-28-301)

Penalty for missing it: Itemized notice + balance within 30 days of tenancy end. NOTE: the URLTA (incl. this section) applies only in counties over ~75,000 population — VERIFY county applicability.

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Notice requirements

Notice typeMinimum noticeStatute
Rent Increase Notice 30 days
Month-to-month: 30 days via termination logic. VERIFY whether a rent-increase-specific notice period has been enacted; URLTA counties only.
Tenn. Code § 66-28-512 Generate
Notice to Pay Rent or Quit 14 days
Nonpayment: 14-day notice to pay; tenancy terminates in 30 if unpaid (URLTA counties). VERIFY current day counts.
Tenn. Code § 66-28-505 Generate
Notice of Entry 1 days
24 hours for move-out showings (if in lease); otherwise consent at reasonable times — no general fixed period. VERIFY.
Tenn. Code § 66-28-403 Generate
Non-Renewal / Termination of Tenancy 30 days
Month-to-month: 30 days' written notice (URLTA counties).
Tenn. Code § 66-28-512 Generate
Lease Violation Notice 14 days
14-day cure period; terminates in 30 days if not remedied (URLTA counties).
Tenn. Code § 66-28-505 Generate
Security Deposit Itemization 30 days
Itemization within 30 days; unclaimed refunds may be kept after 60 days' notice.
Tenn. Code § 66-28-301 Generate