(a) Any person seeking to be qualified as a certified person shall make application to the applicable court in the county in which such person seeks to serve, on such form and according to such standards and procedures as such court reasonably may require, including the following, which the court may require to be brought current at any time, as applicable:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-6-108

  • Acceptable petitioner: means :
    (A) Any nonprofit corporation. See Tennessee Code 13-6-102
  • Certified person: means any person determined by the court pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 13-6-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: means any individual, firm, corporation, association, trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, or other entity. See Tennessee Code 13-6-102
  • Receiver: means any certified person appointed by the court for the purpose of preserving or improving the subject parcel and all of the powers of a receiver appointed for tax enforcement pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 13-6-102
(1) An external verification of good standing;
(2) The articles of incorporation and bylaws or formation documents;
(3) Evidence of financial capacity to carry out an abatement plan, including audited financial statements of the person for the past five (5) years, where applicable;
(4) A formal conflict of interest policy governing the staff, officers, and the board of directors, if applicable;
(5) Evidence of the administrative capacity to successfully undertake the abatement plan; and
(6) Any other documents, evidence, or assurances that the court may require.
(b) Any local land bank formed pursuant to § 13-30-104 is a certified person for all purposes under this chapter. In the court’s discretion, an acceptable petitioner may also be qualified as a certified person who is appointed as a receiver.