Tennessee mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how Tennessee law generally treats mobile home park lot tenancies. Tennessee has no dedicated mobile home park act; residential tenancies are governed by the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA), Tenn. Code Title 66, Ch. 28 — but only in counties with more than 75,000 people. In smaller counties the written lease and common law govern. This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Tennessee. Each line cites the controlling authority; read it at the source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	No dedicated park act; URLTA only in counties over 75,000.	§66-28-102
Coverage gaps	URLTA limited by county size; "dwelling unit" framing may exclude a lot-only rental.	§66-28-102; §66-28-104
Rent cap	No statewide cap.	(no statute)
Month-to-month notice	30 days (10 days week-to-week).	§66-28-512
Eviction	14-day cure for breach/nonpayment; court process.	§66-28-505
Self-help	Barred — unlawful ouster = actual + punitive damages + fees.	§66-28-504
Retaliation	Prohibited.	§66-28-514
Security deposit	Separate account; inspection + accounting rights; no dollar cap.	§66-28-301
Entrance/transfer fee	No statutory ban; lease controls.	(no statute)
Sell in place	No statutory right; lease and park rules control.	(no statute)
Utilities markup	No cap; essential-services remedies; TPUC regulates rates.	§66-28-502; (no cap)
Habitability	Landlord keeps premises fit and habitable + common areas safe.	§66-28-304
Title	County clerk certificate of title.	title 55, ch. 3
Tax	Personal property on a rented lot; real estate once affixed.	§67-5-802

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Tennessee has no dedicated park act and no rent cap, the general landlord-tenant act applies only in larger counties, and several common protections (sell-in-place, entrance-fee bans, utility caps) don't exist by statute — gaps this guide flags honestly. Your written lease and the park rules are especially important. Start there, then check whether the URLTA applies in your county and the cited section for your issue.

Where to read more

• Tennessee topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The cited Code sections and official agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.