(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly refer a prospective tenant to:

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-25-105

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: means any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm or association. See Tennessee Code 62-25-102
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Rental location agent: means any person who engages in or is employed in the business of locating, providing assistance in locating or furnishing information concerning the location or availability of real property, including apartment housing, that may be leased or rented as a private dwelling, abode or place of residence and who receives or solicits a fee or other valuable consideration from a prospective tenant. See Tennessee Code 62-25-102
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) A nonexistent address;
(2) Property that is not for lease or rent;
(3) Property that does not meet the specifications of the prospective tenant;
(4) Property that leases or rents for a different price from that quoted by the rental location agent;
(5) Property that has already been leased or rented; or
(6) Property listed without the consent of the landlord.
(b) It is unlawful for any person acting as a rental location agent to advertise in any manner without including the person’s name and the fact that the person is a rental location agent in the advertisement.
(c) It is unlawful for any person acting as a rental location agent to solicit a listing from a landlord after receipt of written notice from the landlord requesting that no further solicitations be made.
(d) A violation of subsection (a), (b) or (c) or § 62-25-104 is a Class C misdemeanor.
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