Part 1 General Provisions 44-8-101 – 44-8-112
Part 2 Partition Fences 44-8-201 – 44-8-210
Part 3 Common Enclosures 44-8-301 – 44-8-305
Part 4 Running At Large 44-8-401 – 44-8-413

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 44 > Chapter 8 - Fences and Confinement

  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bonds: means any bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or other obligations of the authority issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • Business: means any lawful activity conducted primarily:
    (A) For the purchase, sale, lease and rental of personal and real property, and for the manufacturing, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, or any other personal property. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • City: means the city or town which is, or is about to be, included in the territorial boundaries of an authority when created hereunder. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • Commissioner: means one (1) of the members of an authority appointed in accordance with this chapter. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Farmers of low income: means persons or families who at the time of their admission to occupancy in a dwelling of the authority:
    (A) Live under unsafe or unsanitary housing conditions. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • housing authority: means a public body and a body corporate and politic organized in accordance with this chapter for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions, hereinafter set forth. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.