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SB1092 • 2026

Landlord and Tenant

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to real property.

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Sponsor
Lowe, Powell
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about the types of issues covered by this change. The candidate explanation includes more detailed scenarios which are not explicitly supported in the provided official source material.

Changing Notice Period for Landlord-Tenant Issues

This bill changes the notice period from three days to three business days that landlords must give tenants before terminating a lease due to specific issues.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the notice period that landlords must give tenants before terminating a lease due to certain issues from three days to three business days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Landlords who need to give notice before terminating a lease for specific reasons.
  • Tenants receiving notices from landlords about potential lease termination.

Terms To Know

business days
Days when businesses and offices are open, excluding weekends and holidays.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the changes will be enforced or monitored.
  • It is unclear what happens if a tenant disputes the landlord's reasons for terminating the lease within this new time frame.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  3. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1297
By Powell

SENATE BILL 1092
By Lowe

SB1092
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66;
Title 67 and Title 68, relative to real property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 66-28-517(a), is amended by
deleting "three (3) days" and substituting "three (3) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.