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Commonly Asked Questions about Tennessee Tenant Laws

Week to week tenancy requires 10 day written notice. Month to month requires 30 day written notice.
Tennessee State Laws on Eviction In Tennessee, a landlord must have a legal reason to evict a tenant, such as non-payment of rent, lease violations, or property damage. These reasons must be clearly stated in an eviction notice.
You cannot be evicted without notice. The landlord cannot change the locks or shut off your utilities to make you leave. Most of the time, a landlord needs to go to court before evicting you. If you did something dangerous or threatening, the landlord only needs to give you three (3) days to move out.
The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) establishes the legal procedures for eviction in Tennessee. In order to evict a tenant, the landlord must (1) give the tenant written notice; (2) take out a detainer warrant against the tenant; and (3) win a court order against the tenant.
The new law also specifies the minimum notice period that must be given to tenants. To initiate eviction proceedings for non-payment of rent, landlords must give a notice period of 14 days. For lease violations, the notice period must be 30 days.
Here are the states that do explicitly state when guests are considered tenants: StateWhen guests become tenants Tennessee Upon contributing to rent or specified in lease agreement Texas Upon contributing to expenses, receiving mail, or specified in lease agreement Washington D.C. After 14 days within 6 months20 more rows
The amount of time a landlord must give a tenant to move out depends on the reason for the eviction: Nonpayment of Rent: 14-Day Notice to Pay. Illegal Activity: 3-Day Notice to Quit. Lease Violations: 14-Day Notice to Comply or 14-Day Notice to Quit.
If the landlord wants to end a month-to-month tenancy, the landlord must give the tenant a 30-day notice that specifies the date on which the tenancy will end. If the tenant does not move out by that date, the landlord can file an eviction lawsuit against the tenant.