(a) An assessor of property may display “UNLISTED” for the first and last name in the ownership field of an online searchable database of property when the following conditions are met:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-5-517

  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The residential property owner files a written request with the assessor to display the ownership field for their property as “UNLISTED”; and
(2) The written request includes sufficient information to clearly demonstrate to the assessor that the subject property is the primary residence of the residential property owner making the request pursuant to subdivision (a)(1).
(b) This section does not prohibit an assessor from responding to an open records request regarding the subject property or from providing other information otherwise available for public inspection through an open records request.