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ADU Owner Occupancy
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires the property owner to actually live in the principal home or the accessory unit at least 75 percent of the year to keep an ADU legal.
ADU Rental Restrictions
Heavy RestrictionsHendersonville will not let an accessory apartment or detached accessory dwelling become a market rental. Zoning Ordinance Section 10.4.2.1.C confines occupancy of the second unit to…
ADU Rules
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville allows one accessory apartment or detached accessory dwelling on a single-family lot under Zoning Ordinance Section 10.4.2.1, but only under tight conditions. The lot…
Shed & Carport Rules
Some RestrictionsHendersonville allows detached sheds under 400 square feet to sit as close as 5 feet from rear and side lot lines if set back 10 feet from the house, with size caps up to 3,000 square…
Garage Conversions
Some RestrictionsSumner CountyConverting a garage into living space in unincorporated Sumner County means a building permit under the adopted 2021 residential code. If the conversion creates a second dwelling, it…
Tiny Homes
Some RestrictionsSumner CountyA tiny home's status in Sumner County depends on its foundation. On a permanent foundation it is a dwelling under the 2021 residential code; as a second unit it must meet the ADU rules…
🏊 Swimming Pools & Spas
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Some RestrictionsEvery swimming pool and hot tub in Hendersonville must be enclosed by a fence that meets the city's residential fence standards, the adopted pool code, and any other applicable law…
Pool Permits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires a Zoning Permit and a 5-foot property-line setback for any pool, and front-yard pools must be screened from the street.
🚗 Parking Rules
Loading Zones
Some RestrictionsHendersonville reserves marked loading and unloading zones for exactly one purpose: getting passengers or merchandise in and out of a vehicle quickly. Section 15-605 bars parking there…
Curb Color Rules
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bans parking alongside any curb the city has painted yellow or red, one of eleven specific no-parking spots listed in the traffic code regardless of posted signage.
Abandoned Vehicles
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville bars any in-operative or unlicensed motor vehicle from sitting on any premises, and a car left on a public street over 72 hours is presumed abandoned and subject to…
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Some RestrictionsHendersonville residential lots may keep only one commercial vehicle up to 22 feet long or 30 feet with an attached trailer, and flatly bans semi-tractors, dump trucks, and heavy…
RV & Boat Parking
Some RestrictionsHendersonville lets homeowners park RVs, campers, trailers, and boats in residential yards, but bars them from the front or corner side yard for more than three days a month, except in…
Overnight Parking
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bans parking on any public street or alley within the fire limits between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., and caps parking on any other public street or alley at 72 consecutive hours…
Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires every driveway and off-street parking area to be paved in concrete, asphalt, or an approved semi-pervious surface: bare dirt or grass parking isn't allowed, and…
Street Parking Limits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bars parking on sidewalks, in front of driveways, within 15 feet of intersections or fire hydrants, in crosswalks, near railroad crossings, on bridges, and alongside…
EV Charging
Some RestrictionsHendersonville allows EV charging equipment with six or fewer ports as an accessory use in commercial districts, capping each pedestal at six feet tall and barring placement within 80…
Towing & Impound Rights
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville caps what a police-called wrecker may bill a driver at $125.00 for a standard vehicle, allows storage of $30.00 a day only after the car has sat twelve hours, and…
🔊 Noise Ordinances
Construction Hours
Some RestrictionsHendersonville limits construction activity, including demolition and street repair, to 7:00 a.m. to sunset on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to sunset on weekends under Municipal Code §…
Barking Dogs
Some RestrictionsHendersonville outlaws a dog whose loud, frequent barking, whining, or howling disturbs a neighborhood's peace under Municipal Code § 10-215, part of the Title 10, Chapter 2 pet…
Quiet Hours
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's anti-noise ordinance bars loud radios, stereos, and sound devices that disturb neighbors, flagging 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. as the hours it enforces most strictly…
Vehicle Noise
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bans car stereos, radios and other amplified sound systems audible fifty feet from the vehicle, on streets, parking lots, or driveways, public or private.
Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville caps commercial and business equipment noise at 65 dB(A) near residences on weeknights and 75 dB(A) at other times, measured at the home's outside wall.
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bars outdoor amplified music within 50 feet of a residence outside 7 a.m.–11 p.m., and caps commercial noise at 65–75 dB(A) measured at nearby home walls.
🐔 Animal Ordinances
Bird Protection
Heavy RestrictionsHendersonville designates its entire corporate limits a Bird Sanctuary under Municipal Code § 10-301, and § 10-302 makes it unlawful to trap, shoot, or molest any bird, wildfowl, or…
Beekeeping
Some RestrictionsHendersonville permits backyard beehives in its lowest-density residential zones, capped by lot area and set back 20 feet from property lines.
Pet Limits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville caps dogs, cats, and rabbits combined at one animal per 3,000 square feet of lot area in every zoning district, on top of the city's separate Animal Control Ordinance.
Dog Leash Laws
Some RestrictionsIt's unlawful for a Hendersonville owner to let a dog or cat run off-leash and off their own property; any pet found at large may be seized and impounded under Municipal Code § 10-203.
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's Zoning Ordinance defines veterinary clinics as "Animal Hospital," a listed Service Use permitted only in specific residential and commercial districts under the Table…
Chickens & Livestock
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville limits horses, ponies, and goats to the RR, ER, and SR-1 zones at one animal per 30,000 square feet, and restricts all other livestock to RR/ER parcels of at least 10…
Coyote Management
Some RestrictionsHendersonville has no coyote ordinance, but runs a Deer Monitoring and Control Committee that oversees an official cull. USDA-certified sharpshooters remove deer after a herd survey…
Exotic Pets
Some RestrictionsHendersonville allows exotic animals as a residential accessory pet in most zones, but only at low density and only if confined at all times.
Wildlife Feeding
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville bans placing grain, salt licks, fruit, nuts, or hay where it may intentionally feed deer, with exceptions for enclosed bird feeders, erosion-control materials, and…
🧱 Fence Regulations
Retaining Walls
Some RestrictionsHendersonville regulates retaining walls through Zoning Ordinance Section 10.4.21. A wall over five feet tall must sit at least five feet from any property line, footings cannot cross…
Neighbor Fence Rules
Light RestrictionsIn Hendersonville, Tennessee, the property owner and their contractor, not the city, are responsible for confirming a new fence doesn't encroach onto the neighbor's lot before it goes…
Height Limits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville, Tennessee caps front-yard fences at 4 feet unless built with approved materials, corner-side fences at up to 8 feet with a 50% street-side setback, and interior-side or…
Material Restrictions
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's Zoning Ordinance does not let a fence be built from just anything. Section 10.4.11.5 lists the only materials allowed: treated wood or cedar, vinyl or synthetic…
Fence Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires a Zoning Permit before building or replacing a fence in any front or corner side yard of a residential lot, while rear and interior side yard fences need no…
💼 Home Business
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville caps a Major Home Occupation at two customers on-site at a time and eight per day, all outside 10 PM-7 AM hours, while a Minor Home Occupation allows no customers at all.
Signage Rules
Heavy RestrictionsA Hendersonville home business cannot hang a sign advertising itself outside the house. Zoning Ordinance Section 10.4.12.2.K bars any exterior alteration that changes the residential…
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Some RestrictionsRunning a business from a Hendersonville home requires a Major or Minor Home Occupation Permit before the business opens, under Zoning Ordinance Section 10.4.12.1. A Minor Home…
Home Daycare
Some RestrictionsHendersonville allows a day care home for up to four children or adults as an accessory residential use, but caring for more than four (up to twelve) requires a Conditional Use Permit…
Cottage Food Operations
Few RestrictionsSumner CountyThe Tennessee Food Freedom Act lets Sumner County residents sell most homemade foods direct to consumers with no license, no inspection, and no revenue cap. State law controls, and the…
Home Kitchen Operations
Few RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
🌿 Landscaping Rules
Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires a Tree Removal Permit before cutting any tree 10 inches DBH or larger on commercial or industrial zoned property, administered by the Planning Department under…
Composting
Light RestrictionsHendersonville's zoning code allows compost piles only in the rear yard; the permitted-encroachments table marks them not allowed in any front or side yard.
Water Restrictions
Some RestrictionsNew commercial, industrial, multi-family, and institutional landscaping in Hendersonville must have an automatic irrigation system designed by a certified professional to minimize…
Weed Ordinances
Some RestrictionsBeyond a bare height limit, Hendersonville's weed ordinance bans noxious weeds outright, exempts cultivated gardens, and makes owners responsible for keeping the public right-of-way…
Tree Trimming
Some RestrictionsSumner CountySumner County's Zoning Resolution caps landscaping height at 30 inches inside the vision triangle at every street intersection and driveway, so trees and shrubs planted near a corner…
🔥 Fire Regulations
Outdoor Burning
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville bans burning garbage, refuse, rubbish, swill, or ashes anywhere in the City except at a designated disposal site, with a narrow exception for supervised…
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's amended residential code requires outdoor gas fire pits and gas appliances to be listed for outdoor use, firmly supported, and elevated at least 4 inches above grade…
Fireworks
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville bans shooting or exploding fireworks anywhere in the city without a City Fire Marshal permit, though anyone may set them off permit-free during three set windows: July…
Smoke Detectors
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's fire code amendment requires an NFPA 72 fire alarm system in new buildings, with signals reported to a monitoring station by cellular or GSM radio.
Propane Storage
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee makes the 2008 NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code its statewide minimum standard for propane storage and handling, enforced by the State Fire Marshal's Division of Fire…
Wildfire Zones
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee Division of Forestry has statewide authority over wildfire prevention, declares hazard seasons, and may issue burn bans during drought conditions affecting all residents.
🚪 Soliciting & Door-to-Door
No-Knock Registry
Some RestrictionsHendersonville residents can add their address to the City Recorder's Do Not Solicit Registry, and entering a listed property to solicit is a fineable offense that can cost a permit…
Solicitor Permits
Significant RestrictionsDoor-to-door peddlers, canvassers, and solicitors must get a City Recorder permit before working in Hendersonville, Sumner County: a background check, $1,000 bond, and $100 fee are…
🏪 Business Licensing & Operations
Towing Companies
Significant RestrictionsWrecker companies that want police-called tows in Hendersonville must hold an Emergency Wrecker Service license, and non-consent tow rates are capped at $125 for a standard vehicle…
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Some RestrictionsHendersonville lets a resident work on cars at home, but only under Zoning Ordinance Section 10.4.4's auto-hobbyist rules: repairs are limited to vehicles the resident owns, must…
Adult Entertainment
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville zoning bars any adult-oriented establishment within 1,000 feet of another adult-oriented establishment, a residential district, a school, a place of worship, a liquor…
Tobacco Retail License
Significant RestrictionsSmoke shops need a Conditional Use permit in Hendersonville's General or Heavy Commercial zones, must sit 1,000 feet from schools and each other, and must bar unaccompanied minors.
🪧 Sign Regulations
Digital Billboards
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville allows electronic changeable-copy signage only at gas stations, theaters, and qualifying public sites in non-residential districts, requiring Design Review, 150-foot…
Garage Sale Signs
Light RestrictionsA garage sale sign in Hendersonville falls under the Zoning Ordinance's residential-message sign category, and that category needs no permit at all as long as it carries no commercial…
Window Signs
Some RestrictionsHendersonville caps window signs at 20 percent of a building's street-facing glass, tightens that to 5 percent in office and neighborhood commercial districts, and allows only one…
Holiday Displays
Some RestrictionsHendersonville exempts traditional holiday lighting from its building Design Review process, but only for up to two 30-day display periods per calendar year; the two periods may run…
Political Signs
Some RestrictionsHendersonville lets residents post election signs on private property without a permit, but caps them at 16 square feet/4 feet tall in residential zones (32 sq ft/6 feet in…
💡 Outdoor Lighting
Light Trespass & Shielding
Some RestrictionsHendersonville caps light spilling from a commercial property onto a neighboring residential lot at one foot-candle measured at the property line, and requires any fixture over 150…
Dark Sky Rules
Some RestrictionsNon-residential light poles and building-mounted fixtures in Hendersonville must use fully shielded luminaires, capped at 22 feet (30 feet with Planning Commission approval) to cut sky…
🚷 Public Conduct
Loud Party Ordinance
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's disturbing-the-peace ordinance, Municipal Code § 11-401, bars 'violent, tumultuous, offensive, or obstreperous conduct' that disturbs others' peace, and it separately…
Public Alcohol Use
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bans visible possession of alcoholic beverages in an unsealed container on any public street or inside any government building. The rule sits in the city's Intoxicating…
📢 Noise from Specific Sources
Delivery Truck Noise
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bans 'loud and excessive noise' created while loading or unloading a vehicle or breaking down bales, boxes, and crates under Municipal Code § 11-402(1)(j), the section…
Car Alarm Limits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bars sounding a car horn or vehicle signal device while parked except as a genuine danger signal, and separately outlaws harsh or unreasonably prolonged horn or alarm…
Generator Noise
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires stationary engines and generators to exhaust through a muffler that prevents loud or explosive noise, banning unmuffled open-air discharge citywide.
🔧 Building Safety
Green Building Code
Few RestrictionsHendersonville's Green Building Incentive Program, created at Municipal Code § 12-1401, is entirely voluntary: § 12-1402 limits it to projects inside city limits and merely 'strongly…
Childcare Center Rules
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires day care centers to meet all federal, state, and local licensing, health, safety, and building code rules, plus sidewalk, lighting, traffic, and noise standards…
Elevator Maintenance
Light RestrictionsHendersonville's building code covers the design, construction, and alteration of elevators, but state-regulated elevators must be inspected and kept compliant under Tennessee's own…
Plumbing Permits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville adopts the 2021 International Plumbing Code by reference as its plumbing code under Municipal Code § 12-301, authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-54-502, and…
Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires automatic fire sprinklers in new multi-family buildings of three or more attached units, using NFPA 13R up to four stories and full NFPA 13 above that.
Building Permits
Some RestrictionsAnyone contracting to build, alter, repair, or demolish a structure in Hendersonville, or perform any work requiring a permit, must register with Codes Administration and post a permit…
Electrical Permits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires a permit before any regulated electrical installation, alteration, or equipment change, under a new Section 90.10 added to the city's adopted 2020 National…
🚶 Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules
Sidewalk Repair
Some RestrictionsOwners and occupants of property abutting a Hendersonville street must maintain the adjoining right-of-way, including removing snow, debris, and litter from the public sidewalk.
Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bans using any public street, alley, sidewalk, or right-of-way to store, sell, or exhibit goods, wares, merchandise, or materials. City Code Enforcement Officers can…
Encroachment Permits
Some RestrictionsAnyone digging, tunneling, or cutting a driveway across a curb in a Hendersonville street or sidewalk must first get a Public Works excavation permit, post a deposit, and restore the…
🌍 Environmental Rules
Flood Zones
Some RestrictionsAny development inside a Hendersonville flood hazard area needs a development permit before work starts, and every structure, use, or land alteration in a floodplain must fully comply…
Boat Dock Permits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville bans commercial and private boat docks within 500 feet of the public water intake on Drakes Creek, with a $50 fine for every day of violation.
Erosion Control
Some RestrictionsAny land-disturbing project in Hendersonville needs a Land Disturbance Permit before grading begins, and disturbances of an acre or more, or any commercial or industrial site, must…
Flood Elevation Requirements
Significant RestrictionsNew and substantially improved homes in Hendersonville's AE flood zones must sit at least two feet above the FEMA base flood elevation, one foot more than the minimum FEMA requires.
Stormwater Management
Heavy RestrictionsHendersonville bans dumping anything but stormwater into its storm drain system: Section 18-208 prohibits illicit discharges and illegal connections to the municipal separate storm…
🎪 Special Events & Permits
Parade Permits
Significant RestrictionsAny club, organization, or group holding a parade, demonstration, meeting, or exhibition on Hendersonville's public streets needs a permit from the City Recorder first.
Park Event Permits
Significant RestrictionsHolding a meeting, ceremony, exhibition, sale, or organized gathering in a Hendersonville city park takes a permit from the Board of Parks and Recreation first: Section 20-503(9)…
Street Fair Rules
Some RestrictionsHendersonville allows civic, non-profit and religious festivals, bazaars and farmers markets under a temporary use permit, capped at 3 days in residential zones and 10 days elsewhere.
Sidewalk Dining & Cafés
Some RestrictionsA Hendersonville restaurant or brewery tap room can add outdoor seating as an accessory use under Zoning Ordinance Section 10.4.14, but only after a staff-level Site Plan/Design…
🏚️ Property Maintenance
Property Blight
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville's code official can order an owner to repair, board up, or demolish any structure so deteriorated or dilapidated that it is dangerous, unsafe, or unfit for occupancy…
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Some RestrictionsVacant and undeveloped lots in Hendersonville get an 18-inch weed and grass limit instead of the 10-inch rule for improved property, with tighter mowed buffers required once a tract…
🌙 Curfew Laws
Juvenile Curfew
Significant RestrictionsHendersonville bars anyone under eighteen from being 'abroad at night after 12:00 a.m.' under Municipal Code § 11-804, unless the minor is on a legitimate errand for, or accompanied…
Park Curfew
Some RestrictionsHendersonville closes its parks overnight: Section 20-503(21) bars anyone from remaining in a city park between 11 p.m. and half an hour before sunrise without the Board of Parks and…
🗑️ Trash & Recycling
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Some RestrictionsHendersonville spells out exactly how trash goes to the curb: residential cans can't be loaded past 50 pounds, oversized items like Christmas trees and appliances go out near the road…
Illegal Dumping
Heavy RestrictionsDumping fill, garbage, refuse, or construction debris anywhere in Hendersonville without a Fill Permit is a misdemeanor: Section 17-202 flatly bans it on public or private property…
Collection Schedule
Some RestrictionsHendersonville doesn't run its own trash trucks: the City Administrator bids out an exclusive multi-year hauling contract, and refuse becomes city property the moment it's collected.
Dumpster Rules
Some RestrictionsCommercial and multi-family dumpsters in Hendersonville need a solid brick or stone screen wall on three sides, two feet above the bin's top, plus an opaque gate on a reinforced…
Bin Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsEvery Hendersonville property owner must keep an approved can for refuse -- watertight, rodent-proof, 20 to 32 gallons, with side handles and a tight lid -- and keep it reasonably…
Recycling Requirements
Light RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
📐 Building Setbacks & Zoning
Structure Height Limits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's Zoning Ordinance caps residential building height at 35 feet in the Rural Residential, Estate Residential, and all three Suburban Residential districts, rising to 45…
Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's residential yard setbacks scale with district -- from 50 feet front and 40 feet rear in the low-density Rural Residential district down to 25 feet front and 20 feet…
Lot Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville caps maximum lot coverage by zoning district under the 2025 Zoning Ordinance: 15% in Rural Residential up to 40% in the multi-family MFR1 district, with commercial…
🍔 Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors
Food Truck Permits
Significant RestrictionsMobile food vendors in Hendersonville need Planning Department approval, a displayed business license, and a Health Department Food Service Permit.
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Some RestrictionsMobile food, produce, and merchandise vendors are permitted in Hendersonville's commercial zoning districts under Zoning Ordinance § 10.6.3.6, but must meet strict lot-size, spacing…
Vending Zones
Some RestrictionsStand-alone mobile food vendors in Hendersonville must sit on a one-acre-plus commercial lot, at least 100 feet from the street and 1,000 feet from any other vendor.
🏘️ HOA Rules
CC&R Enforcement
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's zoning ordinance controls whenever it is stricter than an HOA covenant, but the ordinance leaves private agreements otherwise intact.
Board Governance
Some RestrictionsSumner CountySumner County requires any subdivision with common open space to form an incorporated homeowners' or property owners' association before a single lot is sold, with mandatory membership…
Assessment & Dues
Some RestrictionsSumner CountySumner County requires every lot in a subdivision with common open space to fund its upkeep on a pro-rata basis, and if the association ever fails to pay taxes on the common areas…
Board Procedures
Some RestrictionsTennesseeA 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…
EV Charger Rights
Few RestrictionsTennesseeSince 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…
Flag Display Rights
Light RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
HOA Fines & Enforcement
Significant RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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'…
Lien & Foreclosure Limits
Significant RestrictionsTennesseeA 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…
Rental Restriction Limits
Light RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
🖥️ Data Centers & Crypto Mining
🛴 Mobility & Curb Rules
Bike Lane Rules
Light RestrictionsCyclists in Hendersonville must obey the same traffic ordinances as motor vehicle drivers, ride only on a bicycle's regular seat, and never carry a passenger without a proper attached…
Golf Carts & Low-Speed Vehicles
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
🔑 Rental Property Rules
Repairs & Habitability
Some RestrictionsHendersonville requires landlords to supply heat every December through April, keeping habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet rooms at a minimum of 68 degrees Fahrenheit under the…
Eviction Notice & Process
Some RestrictionsTennesseeIn 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…
Landlord Entry & Notice
Some RestrictionsTennesseeIn 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…
Late Fees & Grace Periods
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeIn 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…
Lease Termination & Notice to Vacate
Some RestrictionsTennesseeIn 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…
Rent Control
Few RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Rental Registration
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee's Short-Term Rental Unit Act limits how local governments can regulate vacation rentals and grandfathers properties operating before local bans took effect.
Security Deposit Rules
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Squatter's Rights & Adverse Possession
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
☀️ Solar Energy
Panel Permits
Some RestrictionsHendersonville's Zoning Ordinance treats solar panels as an accessory use, not a special exception, but still requires a Zoning Permit from the Planning Department before installation…
HOA Restrictions
Some RestrictionsSumner CountyTennessee has no strong solar-rights law voiding HOA bans. In Sumner County's lake subdivisions, an HOA may restrict or prohibit rooftop solar; the state only lets owners record solar…
📋 Code Violation Reporting
How to Report
Some RestrictionsSumner CountyAnyone who believes a Sumner County Zoning Resolution violation is occurring can file a written complaint with the Director of Building & Codes. The complaint must state the full cause…
Response Times
Some RestrictionsSumner CountySumner County requires that a zoning complaint describe a violation no more than 30 days old, and the Director of Building & Codes can reject anything older or anything that does not…
🌱 Cannabis Regulations
Dispensary Zoning
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeBecause Tennessee prohibits marijuana sale and distribution, no recreational or full medical dispensaries may legally operate, and municipalities cannot authorize dispensary land uses…
Home Cultivation
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee prohibits all marijuana cultivation, possession, and personal use under Tenn. Code Title 39 Chapter 17, leaving no authority for municipalities to legalize home growing.
💼 Employment Preemption
Minimum Wage Preemption
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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.
Paid Leave Preemption
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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.
Worker Scheduling Preemption
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee preempts local predictive scheduling and fair workweek ordinances under T.C.A. 50-2-112, preventing cities from regulating private employer scheduling practices.
🔫 Firearms
Concealed Carry
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Local Firearms Preemption
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeOpen 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.
Firearms in Vehicles
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
🎰 Gambling & Gaming
Charitable Bingo and Raffles
Significant RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Social Gambling Rules
Heavy RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee'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…
⚖️ Know Your Rights
DUI Checkpoint Legality
Significant RestrictionsTennesseeThe 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…
Recording Police
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Stop & Identify Laws
Light RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Vehicle Search & Consent
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
🚗 Vehicle Equipment Laws
Underglow & Auxiliary Lighting
Significant RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Dash Cam & Windshield Mounting
Few RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Lane Splitting & Filtering
Significant RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Plate Covers & Obstruction
Significant RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Radar Detector Rules
Few RestrictionsTennesseeA 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…
Studded Tire & Chain Rules
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…
Window Tint Limits
Some RestrictionsTennesseeTennessee 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…