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HB1345 • 2026

Landlord and Tenant

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, relative to rental agreements.

Housing
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Reeves, Johnson
Last action
2025-03-12
Official status
Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and has no current effect as of the last action date (2025-03-12).

Changes to Rental Agreement Notice Periods

This bill shortens the notice period a landlord must give before terminating a lease from 14 days to 7 days in most cases.

What This Bill Does

  • Reduces the time a landlord has to wait between notifying a tenant about a breach of the rental agreement and ending the lease from 14 days to 7 days, except for damage beyond normal wear and tear caused by the tenant or others.
  • Requires seven-day notice if the termination is due to non-payment of rent, damages, repairs costs, or violent behavior that poses a danger to others.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Landlords who manage rental properties
  • Tenants living in rental units

Terms To Know

Notice period
The amount of time a landlord must wait before ending a lease after notifying the tenant about a breach.
Breach
A violation or failure to follow the terms of a rental agreement, such as non-payment of rent or damage to property.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and has no current effect.
  • Some counties may still require a longer notice period for certain reasons.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  3. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

  4. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  5. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/18/2025

  6. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  9. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  10. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  11. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  12. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee

  13. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee

  14. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  15. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  16. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  17. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  18. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

This bill reduces from 14 days to sev
en days the period that a landlord must wait between notifying a tenant of a breach in a residential property lease and terminating the lease, except that in counties where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act does not apply the notice period r
e
mains 14 days only in circumstances where
the termination of tenancy is for damage beyond normal wear and tear to the premises by the tenant, members of the household, or guests
.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1088
By Johnson

HOUSE BILL 1345
By Reeves

HB1345
001079
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66,
relative to rental agreements.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-28-505(a)(2), is amended by
deleting "fourteen (14) days" and substituting "seven (7) days".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-28-505(a)(3), is amended by
deleting "fourteen (14) days" and substituting "seven (7) days".
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-7-109(a)(1), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(1) Except as provided in this section:
(A) Seven (7) days' notice by a landlord is sufficient notice of termination
of tenancy for the purpose of eviction of a residential tenant, if the termination of
tenancy is for one (1) of the following reasons:
(i) Tenant neglect or refusal to pay rent that is due and is in
arrears, upon demand; or
(ii) The tenant or any other person on the premises with the
tenant's consent willfully or intentionally commits a violent act or behaves
in a manner which constitutes or threatens to be a real and present
danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the life or property of other
tenants, the landlord, the landlord's representatives, or other persons on
the premises; and

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(B) Fourteen (14) days' notice by a landlord is sufficient notice of
termination of tenancy for the purpose of eviction of a residential tenant, if the
termination of tenancy is for damage beyond normal wear and tear to the
premises by the tenant, members of the household, or guests.
SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-7-109(a)(2), is amended by
deleting the language "subdivision (a)(1)(A) or (a)(1)(B)" and substituting "subdivision
(a)(1)(A)(i) or (a)(1)(B)" and by deleting the language "upon at least fourteen (14) days' written
notice" and substituting "upon at least seven (7) days' written notice for a breach of subdivision
(a)(1)(A)(i) or at least fourteen (14) days' notice for a breach of subdivision (a)(1)(B) and".
SECTION 5. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and
applies to rental agreements entered into, amended, or renewed on or after that date.