Tennessee landlord guide
Deposit limits, entry notice, termination notice and rent increase rules for Tennessee, with the sources they come from.
Tennessee landlord-tenant rules at a glance
- Security deposit limit
- No statutory maximum; must be held in a separate account (66-28-301)
- Deposit interest
- Not required; statute sets no fixed refund deadline (66-28-301)
- Notice before entry
- No general statute; 24 hrs to show unit in the last 30 days (66-28-403)
- Ending a month-to-month
- 30 days' written notice for month-to-month (T.C.A. 66-28-512)
- Notice before a rent increase
- No state statute; 30-day termination notice applies to month-to-month
- Late fees
- 5-day grace period; fee capped at 10% of past-due rent (66-28-201)
- Rent control
- None; local rent control prohibited (T.C.A. 66-35-102)
General information from the Tenn. URLTA, T.C.A. ch. 66-28 (counties over 75,000 only), last reviewed 2026-08-21. Not legal advice; municipal bylaws can add requirements.
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