Collierville, TN

The Town of Collierville prohibits open burning of refuse, garbage, trade waste, trees, limbs, brush or salvage materials under § 96.03. Cooking and recreational fires proceed without…

In the Town of Collierville, recreational fires stay at least 25 feet from a structure or combustible material and cannot exceed three feet wide and two feet high. Portable or fixed…

Collierville bans selling fireworks or toy cannons in the Town, except sparklers, toy pistols, caps and like fireworks used within a room. Firing fireworks on streets or open lots near…

Unincorporated Shelby County property owners must cut rank weeds, grasses, and underbrush the county health department deems a health or traffic hazard. Growth over 12 inches is…

Shelby County requires every short-term rental unit to have UL 217-listed smoke alarms in each sleeping area and along the escape path out of it, plus a five-pound ABC fire…

Propane (LP-gas) storage in unincorporated Shelby County is regulated by the adopted 2021 International Fire Code (county code Chapter 22), enforced by the Shelby County Fire…

Tennessee Division of Forestry has statewide authority over wildfire prevention, declares hazard seasons, and may issue burn bans during drought conditions affecting all residents.

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, radios, speakers and similar devices are measured by a plainly audible test: 25 feet on a public right-of-way, in a park or from a vehicle, and…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, noise-producing construction work in any residential area is lawful only from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m…

The Town of Collierville sets numeric noise caps in § 130.022(D) by vehicle weight class, not by zone or hour: vehicles under 10,000 pounds are limited to 80 db(A) at 50 feet and 86…

In the Town of Collierville, § 130.022(E)(2) makes it unlawful to operate a muffler that produces noise above the section's db(A) ratings and to use a horn, siren, whistle, bell or…

The Town of Collierville, Tennessee has no blanket noise curfew. Its anti-noise ordinance bans unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noise at any hour and names 11:00 p.m. to…

The Town of Collierville makes it unlawful for an owner to keep, harbor or permit any noisy dog on the premises. A noisy dog is one whose continued and repeated howling, barking or…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, § 72.28 bars parking, standing or stopping on a sidewalk, in front of a public or private driveway, within 15 feet of an intersection or fire…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no one can leave a vehicle parked on a public street or alley within the fire limits between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., and no vehicle can sit on…

In the Town of Collierville, a junked motor vehicle on any lot, occupied or unoccupied, is a public nuisance unless it sits in a completely enclosed building. The Chief of Police gives…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, § 72.29 bars parking in a marked loading and unloading zone for any purpose or period other than the expeditious loading or unloading of…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, § 72.37 bars parking, standing or storing any vehicle on a public right-of-way or street in a residential zone unless it is a passenger vehicle…

In the Town of Collierville, RVs, boats, trailers and any vehicle over eight feet tall, 20 feet long or 8,000 pounds cannot be parked or stored on a residential lot between the front…

In the Town of Collierville, EV charging stations must appear on the site plan and be approved under § 151.311. The equipment has to be predominately bronze, black, dark green or…

Chapter 24, Article V bars parking in front of any public or private driveway on unincorporated Shelby County streets, and Section 24-193 makes it unlawful to store property in a…

Curb colors and parking markings in unincorporated Shelby County are set by official traffic control devices under Chapter 24, not by resident painting; owners must obey official…

Tennessee rewrote its towing law twice in two years. The Modernization of Towing, Immobilization, and Oversight Normalization Act of 2025, at T.C.A. §§ 55-31-101 to 55-31-307, deleted…

In the Town of Collierville it is unlawful to keep or harbor more than three dogs over three months of age, or more than three cats over three months of age, on one property. Only dogs…

The Town of Collierville requires chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowl to be securely fenced and confined to the owner's premises, with coops kept clean. Horses, mules, cows…

Collierville's code names a microchip as one accepted form of identification on an impounded animal, which earns a five working day hold instead of three. It requires a permanent…

In the Town of Collierville it is unlawful to knowingly let a dog run at large, and the owner of a dog in any public place must keep it on a leash held by a person capable of managing…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, it is unlawful to keep or harbor more than three cats over three months of age on one property or premises. Cats over five months old need a…

The Town of Collierville classifies a dog as vicious or dangerous by conduct, size and dog-fighting use, not by breed. After a court declaration the owner has 10 days to register the…

In the Town of Collierville, an animal hospital or clinic in an MPO (Medical-Professional Office) district must meet four special conditions in § 151.024(H): overnight boarding only…

Tennessee's Apiary Act of 1995 requires every beekeeper who owns one or more colonies to register each apiary location with the state apiarist, then re-register every three years. New…

Tennessee classifies wild animals into five classes under TWRA rules and prohibits private possession of Class I species like big cats and great apes statewide, regardless of city…

Section 92.02 makes it unlawful for a property owner or occupant in the Town of Collierville to allow tree limbs to project over any street, alley or sidewalk at a height of less than…

In the Town of Collierville, an owner or tenant must cut weeds and noxious growth once they reach one-half foot in a developed area, meaning a platted subdivision or lot of record, or…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, existing trees on a lot cannot be removed or disturbed unless the removal follows an approved site plan, preliminary subdivision plat or…

The Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code favors native landscaping, directing that trees and shrubs be predominately hardy Tennessee native species and providing an…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, fences must be maintained and kept in good repair by the property owner and/or homeowner association, and lack of upkeep is a violation. A…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, fences and walls must be built of brick, ornamental iron or aluminum, vinyl, or rot resistant wood. Chain link, vinyl coated chain link, cinder…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, the residential row of the fence height table in § 151.006(C)(4) prints 4 feet for front yards and 6 feet for side and rear yards. On…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, it is unlawful for any contractor, individual or property owner to start installing a fence or wall until the Development Department has issued…

The Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code exempts retaining walls from the fence height and setback provisions of Section 4.6.7, so retaining walls in unincorporated…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, a family day care home is an occupied residence caring for five to seven unrelated children under 17 for less than 24 hours per day. The §…

The Town of Collierville, Tennessee bans home occupation signs in every zoning district. Section 151.174(V) lists home occupation signs among the signs that may neither be erected nor…

In the Town of Collierville, a Type 1 home occupation is allowed by right in every residential district but is capped at two customers or clients per week, by appointment only. A Type…

The Town of Collierville splits home occupations into two types. Type 1 is allowed by right with conditions in all residential districts. Type 2 needs a conditional use permit from the…

Homemade food producers in Shelby County are governed by the Tennessee Food Freedom Act (T.C.A. 53-1-118). Foods produced in a home kitchen under the Act are exempt from state…

Tennessee does not issue a microenterprise home kitchen permit because it does not require one. Under the Tennessee Food Freedom Act, T.C.A. § 53-1-118, producing and selling homemade…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, pool fencing must be a minimum of 48 inches in height measured from finished grade, and all other fence provisions of the adopted Swimming Pool…

In the Town of Collierville, a swimming pool permit application must include a dimensioned plot plan on one sheet, and the owner must sign a stormwater runoff acknowledgment before the…

In the Town of Collierville, an accessory dwelling unit cannot be rented for tenancies of less than 30 days or to more than 11 different individuals in any calendar year, and it cannot…

The Town of Collierville allows accessory dwelling units only within Special Areas 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of the Downtown Collierville Small Area Plan. A unit must be 400 square feet up…

In the Town of Collierville, a residential lot under two acres gets a maximum of two accessory structures, set back by the lesser of the structure's height or the principal yard…

Converting a garage to living space in unincorporated Shelby County is governed by the Unified Development Code. If it creates a separate dwelling it is an accessory dwelling unit…

Unincorporated Shelby County has no separate tiny-home ordinance. A permanent tiny house is regulated by the Unified Development Code as a single-family dwelling or, as a second unit…

Shelby County's STR registration is handled by the County Clerk under Chapter 8, Article XVIII. A permit expires 365 days after issuance and renewal must be requested at least 30 days…

Shelby County does not require the host to be present during a stay, but it does require a Responsible Party whose name and phone are posted in the unit and who answers complaints 24…

Shelby County's STR permit application sets the maximum transient capacity per night on the permit and limits a detached accessory dwelling unit rental to no more than four sleeping…

Shelby County requires STR applicants to submit proof of homeowner's fire, hazard, and liability insurance, with liability coverage of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence. Proof is…

Shelby County's STR ordinance sets no annual cap on the number of nights a property can be rented. It requires a minimum stay by prohibiting paid stays under 24 hours, but does not…

Shelby County requires STR permit holders and their guests to follow the county's noise control provisions in Section 16-61 et seq. of the Code of Ordinances, plus the litter and…

Shelby County makes a hosting platform like Airbnb or Vrbo solely liable for collecting and remitting the county's occupancy and sales taxes once it signs a voluntary collection…

Shelby County levies a 5% hotel/motel room occupancy tax on transient lodging, collected by the County Clerk under Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969. STR permit fees are $100…

In the Town of Collierville, it is a violation under § 130.017(A)(1) to loiter or prowl in a place, at a time, or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, it is unlawful to drink or consume an intoxicating beverage, or to have an open can, bottle or glass of one, on any public street, alley…

The Town of Collierville bans smoking in enclosed public places, but § 95.10(D)(4) exempts non-enclosed areas such as open air patios, porches and decks. Violations carry a fine not…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no pedestrian can start across the roadway against a Wait or Don't Walk signal, and § 70.20 makes it unlawful for any pedestrian to disobey a…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, § 90.04 bars skateboards, roller skates, roller blades and similar devices at Town Hall, the Police Facility, the Library, the Community Center…

In the Town of Collierville, § 130.019 sets two curfews: minors 16 and under are barred from public places from 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11:00 p.m. Friday through Sunday…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, § 90.02 bars every person from the grounds of any Town park between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless the visit is a specific event authorized by…

Collierville requires sprinklers in every new or renovated townhouse and in one and two family homes of 5,500 square feet or more of gross heated floor area, plus homes over 2,000…

In the Town of Collierville, the Code Compliance Officer can enter property to check compliance with the Town Code and zoning ordinance, and a building under the energy code cannot be…

The Town of Collierville, Tennessee adopts the 2018 International Plumbing Code with local amendments. Any owner, authorized agent or contractor who installs, alters, repairs, removes…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, anyone who installs, alters, repairs, removes, converts or replaces an electrical system regulated by the Residential Code must first apply to…

The Town of Collierville, Tennessee has no standalone green building code in the sections read. Green building shows up as a planned development review criterion: § 151.154(B)(13) says…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, it is unlawful to start site excavation, grading, other land disturbing activity, or the excavation, moving or alteration of any building or…

Every Shelby County short-term rental permit holder must install approved carbon monoxide detectors on every habitable floor of the unit, per Code § 8-810(c). The requirement rides…

In the Town of Collierville, the Code Compliance Officer administers property violations, with weeds, noxious vegetation and accumulated trash and rubbish named first. A notice of…

The Town of Collierville collects yard waste from every residential property: grass in bags under 40 pounds, limbs under 10 feet long, bushes, shrubs and wood construction material…

In the Town of Collierville, residential refuse is collected once per week and commercial refuse twice per week, in accordance with the announced schedule and under the supervision of…

Commercial properties in the Town of Collierville that produce more refuse than three 90 to 95 gallon containers can hold must use properly secured dumpsters emptied by other solid…

The Town of Collierville collects only refuse placed inside Town-distributed regulated containers. Carts must stay covered, cannot exceed 75 pounds with contents, and cannot hold free…

In the Town of Collierville, carts go adjacent to and back of the curb and out of the street at the time scheduled for collection. The owner must remove and return each cart to the…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no person can dump trash or garbage of any kind on public or private property, occupied or not, outside an authorized landfill, convenience…

Shelby County's litter-control code defines 'bulky refuse' as discarded appliances, furniture, and inoperable vehicles over 75 pounds or 35 gallons. In unincorporated areas, bulky…

Shelby County has no curbside recycling ordinance for households; its one recycling-specific rule targets tire businesses. Any shop in the unincorporated county that resells tires or…

Tennessee sets a statewide goal to cut per-capita municipal solid waste sent to landfills and incinerators by 25 percent, enforced against each of the state's municipal solid waste…

The Town of Collierville prohibits open burning, but § 91.15(B)(7) carves out grilling, barbeque and cooking food using charcoal, wood, propane or natural gas in cooking or grilling…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no solicitor, commercial or noncommercial, can enter or remain on private premises that display a No Solicitation or No Trespassing sign or a…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no one can engage in door-to-door commercial solicitation without first obtaining a permit and identification badge from the Town Clerk and…

In the Town of Collierville, every owner or occupant must keep premises clean of refuse and keep covered refuse containers that are strong, durable and rodent and insect proof. The…

In the Town of Collierville, all window signage, temporary or permanent, is capped at 15% of the aggregate window and door area, measured separately on each building elevation…

In the Town of Collierville, ground-mounted political signs are limited to six square feet per side, 12 square feet total, five feet high, and one sign per candidate or campaign for…

The Town of Collierville, Tennessee prohibits electronic message boards, automatic and manual changeable copy signs, and off-premises commercial advertising signs in every zoning…

Collierville's sign code lists garage sale signs as temporary signs. In residential districts a single temporary sign other than a real estate or political sign is limited to 60 days…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, holiday lighting and decorations are not signs subject to sign regulation when displayed between Thanksgiving Day and New Year's Day, plus 15…

In the Town of Collierville, § 130.017(A)(2) makes it unlawful, after a police warning or where a no loitering sign is posted, to loiter, stand, sit, or lie on a public sidewalk…

In the Town of Collierville, § 130.022(D) caps trucks and buses over 10,000 pounds at 87 db(A) measured at 50 feet and 93 db(A) at 25 feet, on private or public property. Garbage…

The Town of Collierville has no bass or frequency-specific limit. Section 130.022(E)(2)(e) uses a plainly audible standard instead: 25 feet for sound from a motor vehicle, public…

Section 92.01 bars any person in the Town of Collierville from using a public street, alley, sidewalk or right-of-way to store, sell or exhibit goods, wares, merchandise or materials…

In the Town of Collierville, mobile frozen dessert vendors cannot sell from stationary locations on streets, Town property, parking lots, private property or vacant lots. They stay out…

Operating a food truck in unincorporated Shelby County requires a permit for each vehicle from the county health department, backed by a $150.00 application fee and a $150.00 annual…

Anyone who stages a pedestrian or vehicular parade on a street in the Town of Collierville needs a written, sworn permit from the chief of police. Applications are due 72 hours ahead…

A festival, fair or carnival on private property in the Town of Collierville is a Class II Special Event. It needs a conditional use permit under § 151.310 when expected attendance…

In the Town of Collierville, sidewalk dining is regulated as outdoor dining under § 151.025(D)(10). In the CB and MU Districts it can include limited portions of public sidewalks, the…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, any special event that uses Town property, including parks, facilities, greenways, trails and public rights-of-way, needs a permit from the…

The Town of Collierville protects its largest trees as specimen trees: any canopy tree 24 inches or greater in diameter at breast height. Applicants must map each specimen tree and say…

In the Town of Collierville, the property owner maintains street trees between the curb and sidewalk that were planted next to the lot with the development, unless the Town or a…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, bicyclists follow the same traffic ordinances as drivers, cannot ride on a sidewalk within a business district, and must obey any sidewalk or…

Tennessee rebuilt this area in 2025. Public Chapter 255 repealed Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-191, the old low speed and medium speed vehicle section, effective April 24, 2025, and folded…

Section 92.12 makes it unlawful in the Town of Collierville to ride, lead or tie an animal, or ride, push, pull or place a vehicle, across or upon a sidewalk so as to unreasonably…

In the Town of Collierville, no one may excavate, cut or tunnel in a right of way, street, alley or public place without a Town permit, and a driveway across a curb or sidewalk needs a…

In unincorporated Shelby County, the owner of any lot abutting a public street must keep the adjacent sidewalk clean, open for foot traffic, and in good repair. Ignore a county…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no one can operate as a pawnbroker without first obtaining the license required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-6-205. Chapter 112 adds daily reporting…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, a dealer in secondhand merchandise cannot open before 6:00 a.m. or stay open after 8:00 p.m. on weekdays other than Saturday, cannot do business…

The Town of Collierville confines sexually oriented businesses to RI and GI industrial districts and requires 1,000 feet from churches, schools, parks, homes, residential district…

Wrecker and towing operators can't work the roads of unincorporated Shelby County without a license from the county clerk, one per truck, at $1.00 for handling plus a $25.00 annual…

Tennessee regulates vapor product retailers under T.C.A. 39-17-1504 and related statutes, requiring age verification, restricting youth access, and prohibiting sales to those under 21.

The Town of Collierville levies a 5% privilege tax on hotel occupancy by each transient, calculated on the rate the operator charges. A transient is anyone occupying for less than 30…

Section 151.190 caps light spillover onto neighbors in the Town of Collierville: next to residential property, 0.5 footcandle at the property line and 0.25 footcandle ten feet away…

Section 151.190 requires pole-mounted fixtures in the Town of Collierville to be full cutoff, building-mounted fixtures to be cutoff or full cutoff, and floodlights to be shielded…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, no more than two garage, yard or rummage sales can be held at the same location in a residential zoning district during a calendar year, January…

In the Town of Collierville, a parcel of five acres or more that fronts a public street or adjoins a developed area must be cleared of weeds, tall grass and noxious vegetation within…

In the Town of Collierville, no owner or tenant may allow a condition on property that endangers life or health, violates the laws of decency, interferes with neighbors' use of…

Cleared land in the Town of Collierville, Tennessee must be stabilized within 14 days after construction activity stops, and steep slopes within seven days. Stabilized areas must keep…

Development in Collierville's mapped flood hazard areas needs a development permit from the Development Director before any work starts. In designated floodways, § 151.100(F) bars…

In Collierville's flood hazard areas with base flood elevation data, new or substantially improved residential and nonresidential buildings must have the lowest floor, including…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, new and redevelopment projects must manage the first inch of every qualifying rainfall event on site, with no discharge to surface waters except…

Collierville sets residential yard setbacks district by district in § 151.027(A). R-1 requires 40 ft. in front, 30 ft. in the rear and 25 ft. total on the sides with neither side under…

Every residential zoning district in the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, carries a Maximum Height of 35 ft. in the § 151.027(A) table. Height is measured at the front wall or other…

Collierville prints a Maximum Lot Coverage figure only for its industrial districts: the RI Restrictive Industrial and GI General Industrial districts in § 151.027(C) are each capped…

In the Town of Collierville, Tennessee, the zoning chapter does not abrogate private covenants, but where the chapter is more restrictive than a covenant, easement or other private…

Tennessee has no general homeowners' association assessment statute, so a subdivision HOA's dues, budget, and late fees come from its recorded declaration rather than from state law…

A Tennessee condominium association must hold at least one meeting of the members every year, and notice of any meeting must go out not less than 10 and not more than 60 days in…

Since July 1, 2026 a Tennessee homeowners' association may not prohibit a property owner from installing an electric vehicle charging station for personal use on the owner's own…

Tennessee law voids any homeowners' association covenant or rule that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, a property owner from flying the flag of the United States or an…

Tennessee sets no dollar cap on association fines. The only fining statute in the state is T.C.A. § 66-27-402(a)(11) in the Tennessee Condominium Act of 2008, which lets a unit owners'…

A Tennessee condominium association has an automatic lien on a unit from the moment an assessment or a fine falls due, and T.C.A. § 66-27-415(a)(1) lets it foreclose that lien by…

Tennessee does not cap rentals, set a minimum lease term or fix a vote threshold for adopting a leasing amendment. What it does instead is grandfather you: under T.C.A. § 66-27-703 an…

The Town of Collierville zones agricultural land as the FAR Forest-Agricultural-Residential District, built for very low density housing and rural character until urban services…

In the Town of Collierville, commercial unmanned aircraft delivery centers and services cannot locate or operate anywhere within the Town or Town airspace. Section 151.025(D)(25)…

In the Town of Collierville, § 151.025(D)(21) governs residential solar panels as an ancillary use. Ground-mounted cells top out at 14 feet and cover less than 50% of the lot, and…

Tennessee has no solar-access law overriding HOA covenants, so a homeowners association may restrict or prohibit rooftop solar panels. The Solar Access Law of 1979 (T.C.A. § 66-9-201…

Because Tennessee prohibits marijuana sale and distribution, no recreational or full medical dispensaries may legally operate, and municipalities cannot authorize dispensary land uses…

Tennessee prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and personal use under Tenn. Code Title 39 Chapter 17, leaving no authority for municipalities to legalize home growing.

Tennessee prohibits local governments from setting minimum wages above the federal floor under T.C.A. 50-2-112, reserving wage authority exclusively to the state.

Tennessee bars local governments from mandating paid sick or family leave on private employers under T.C.A. 50-2-112, leaving leave decisions to employer discretion.

Tennessee preempts local predictive scheduling and fair workweek ordinances under T.C.A. 50-2-112, preventing cities from regulating private employer scheduling practices.

Tennessee allows permitless concealed and open carry for adults 21 and older (or qualified 18-20 year olds) under T.C.A. 39-17-1307 and 1351, with optional enhanced and concealed…

Tennessee law preempts virtually all local regulation of firearms, ammunition, and components, reserving authority exclusively to the state legislature under T.C.A. 39-17-1314.

Open carry of handguns is lawful in Tennessee under permitless carry, but rifles and shotguns are subject to general unlawful-carry rules in T.C.A. 39-17-1307.

Tennessee allows eligible adults to carry handguns openly or concealed in private motor vehicles without a permit under T.C.A. 39-17-1351 and 39-17-1307, preempting stricter local…

Tennessee bans gambling outright, but Title 3, Chapter 17 lets a qualifying 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit run one raffle, reverse raffle, cakewalk, cake wheel, or bingo event per…

Tennessee's gambling statute contains no exemption for private, social, or friends-only wagering. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-501(1) defines gambling as risking anything of value on a…

The Tennessee General Assembly has never passed a checkpoint statute. The phrases sobriety checkpoint and checkpoint return zero results in a full-text search of the Tennessee Code…

Tennessee has never enacted a statute granting a right to record police, and a full-text search of the Tennessee Code turns up no such provision. What it has instead, since July 1…

Tennessee got its first identification statute on July 1, 2025, and it deliberately stops short of a duty to identify. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-611 lets an officer ask for your name…

Tennessee has not legislated on consent to search a vehicle. There is no statutory logging duty, no odor rule, and no clause saying lawful possession of anything cannot justify a…

In URLTA counties, Tenn. Code 66-28-505 gives a tenant 14 days to cure nonpayment of rent or another remediable breach before the lease terminates. Dangerous or violent conduct allows…

In URLTA counties, Tenn. Code 66-28-304 requires landlords to comply with building and housing codes, make repairs to keep the unit fit and habitable, keep common areas clean and safe…

In URLTA counties, a Tennessee landlord must give at least 24 hours' notice before entering to show the unit to prospective tenants in the last 30 days of tenancy, may enter without…

In URLTA counties, Tenn. Code 66-28-201(d) caps any late fee at 10% of the rent past due and requires a five-day grace period before a fee may be charged. If the grace period ends on a…

In URLTA counties, Tenn. Code 66-28-512 lets either party end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date, and a week-to-week tenancy…

Tennessee has no statewide rent control and no cap on rent increases. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-35-102, no local government may enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance controlling…

Tennessee's Short-Term Rental Unit Act limits how local governments can regulate vacation rentals and grandfathers properties operating before local bans took effect.

Tennessee sets no statutory cap on security deposits. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301, landlords in counties over 75,000 must hold deposits in a separate account, let the tenant…

Tennessee adverse possession requires 7 years of possession when the claimant holds recorded color of title (Tenn. Code 28-2-101 to -102), or 20 years of open, continuous, hostile…

Tennessee preempts local plastic bag bans and fees under T.C.A. § 7-51-2002 (enacted 2019), which makes the state the exclusive regulator of auxiliary containers such as bags.

Tennessee does not impose a statewide flavor ban on tobacco or vape products, and local flavor bans are generally preempted by uniform state licensing under Title 39, Chapter 17, Part…

Tennessee allows auxiliary road lighting lamps, but T.C.A. § 55-9-402(a)(2) lets only two of them burn at any one time on top of the two required headlights. Anything that shows to the…

Tennessee is one of the few states whose statute names the windshield as a lawful place to put a device. Section 55-8-199(b)(2)(A) permits a device "mounted on the vehicle's…

Tennessee prohibits lane splitting outright. Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-182(c) says no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of…

Tennessee draws a hard line on plate covers. Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-110(b) says no tinted materials may be placed over a license plate "even if the information upon the license plate…

A radar detector is legal to own, carry and use in a private passenger vehicle in Tennessee. A full text search of the Tennessee Code returns no provision using the phrase "radar…

Tennessee allows studded tires, but only during a fixed statewide season that runs from October 1 through April 15 each year. Outside that window Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-106(a) bans any…

Tennessee sets a single figure for every window on a car: aftermarket film may not drop visible light transmittance below 35 percent, and nothing except the manufacturer's standard…