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Tennessee URLTA Damage List & Deposit Retention

Under § 66-28-301, a covered landlord is not entitled to retain security-deposit money if the required deposit account was not used and the damage listing required by the inspection procedure was not provided.

Last reviewed: August 30, 20263 sources cited
Retention processAccount + damage listing

Coverage and exceptions must be checked.

Audit each step

  • Was URLTA applicable in the county?
  • Was the deposit held in the required account?
  • Was the damage-list process followed?
  • Did the tenant sign or specifically dissent?
  • Does each charge correspond to documented damage or another contractual debt?
Tennessee URLTA is county-specific. Confirm coverage before applying § 66-28-301. The 60-day notification provision is not a universal move-out refund deadline. Educational information only.

Sources

Tennessee Attorney GeneralTennessee Consumer Laws — Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act ↗

Current official Attorney General page listing the counties where Tennessee URLTA applies.

Tennessee Code reproductionTenn. Code § 66-28-301 — Security deposits (current code cross-check) ↗

Current-code cross-check for the detailed inspection, damage-list, refund-notification and late-discovered-damage procedures; read together with official Tennessee sources.

Tennessee General AssemblyTennessee General Assembly — § 66-28-301 amendment text ↗

Official legislative record containing the inspection/listing and deposit-retention amendments to § 66-28-301.

Related Tennessee guides

County Coverage →Security Deposit →Separate Account →Move-Out Inspection →