(a) Whenever the acquisition of any real property in a designated blighted area is proposed and is predicated solely upon the findings that the structure or structures involved are dilapidated and are in violation of the applicable building and housing codes, the owner of the property shall be notified of the planned acquisition by certified mail to the owner’s latest address of record, and the owner shall be accorded a reasonable time, in no case less than ninety (90) days from the date of the notice, to bring the substandard structure into compliance with such codes.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-20-216

  • blighted: as used in this part , except in this section and in the definitions in §. See Tennessee Code 13-20-212
  • Government: includes the state and federal governments and any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) This section shall not apply in any county having a metropolitan form of government or in any county with a population of:

not less than

nor more than

6,125

6,225

14,925

14,940

15,675

15,775

56,000

56,100

85,725

85,825

287,700

287,800

700,001

according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.

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