TN Bar Tennessee Property Law

Question 1

Tennessee abolished the common-law Rule Against Perpetuities and replaced it with the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities, which provides a wait-and-see period of:

Accepted Answer

90 years

Answer

Tennessee adopted the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities under T.C.A. § 66-1-202, providing a 90-year wait-and-see period for contingent interests.

Question 2

Under Tennessee law, a joint tenancy with right of survivorship can be created only if the deed expressly states:

Accepted Answer

'To A and B as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common'

Answer

Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-1-115 requires that a deed expressly state 'joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common' to create a joint tenancy.

Question 3

In Tennessee, adverse possession requires possession that is actual, open, notorious, continuous, exclusive, and hostile for a period of:

Accepted Answer

10 years

Answer

Tennessee's adverse possession statute under T.C.A. § 28-2-101 requires 7 years of continuous, open, notorious, exclusive, and adverse possession under color of title.

Question 4

Tennessee's recording act is best characterized as a:

Accepted Answer

Race-notice statute

Answer

Tennessee follows a race-notice recording system under T.C.A. § 66-26-103, meaning a subsequent bona fide purchaser must both record first and take without notice of prior interests.

Question 5

Under Tennessee landlord-tenant law, a residential landlord must return a security deposit or provide an itemized written statement of deductions within how many days of a tenant's vacation?

Accepted Answer

30 days

Answer

Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-28-301 requires a residential landlord to return the security deposit or provide an itemized written statement within 30 days after the tenant vacates.

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