(a) Prior to placing an assignment, for real estate appraisal services within this state, with an appraiser on the appraiser panel of an appraisal management company, the appraisal management company shall have a system in place to verify that the appraiser receiving the assignment holds a credential in good standing in this state. Letters of engagement shall include instructions to the appraiser to decline the assignment in the event the appraiser is not geographically competent or the assignment falls outside the appraiser’s scope of practice restrictions.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-39-412

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appraisal: means the act or process of developing an opinion of value of identified real estate. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
  • Appraiser: means an individual who holds a license under part 1 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
  • Appraiser panel: means a network, list, or roster of appraisers approved by an AMC to perform appraisals as independent contractors for the AMC. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
  • Commission: means the real estate appraiser commission created by §. See Tennessee Code 62-39-402
  • Real estate: means an identified parcel or tract of land, including improvements, if any. See Tennessee Code 62-39-102
  • 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
(b) Each appraisal management company shall, at the request of the commission, provide the names of all persons on the AMC’s appraisal panel and a list of all state appraisal licenses or certifications each appraiser on the panel holds, including the state of issuance, expiration date, and number of each certification or license, which the commission may verify.