(a) A business entity that owns residential property in this state that is subject to a declaration shall send to the homeowners’ association for the property a written notice of the following:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 66-27-704

  • Business entity: means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity, whether organized for-profit or not-for-profit. See Tennessee Code 66-27-701
  • Declaration: means an instrument, however denominated, that creates a homeowners' association, and amendments to that instrument, including restrictive covenants, bylaws, and similar instruments governing the administration or operation of a homeowners' association. See Tennessee Code 66-27-701
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Transfer: means the sale, gift, grant, conveyance, assignment, or other transfer of an interest in real property located in this state. See Tennessee Code 66-27-701
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) A change in contact information for the business entity; or
(2) A transfer of the ownership interest in the residential property.
(b) The business entity must send the notice required by this section within thirty (30) business days of the occurrence of an event listed in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2). The business entity may send the notice by electronic means to the homeowners’ association and to a property manager designated by the homeowners’ association, as long as the homeowners’ association has provided the business entity with contact information for the purpose of electronic communications.