§ 54-12-401 Collection of assessments by county trustee – Kept as a separate fund – Collection by bill in chancery – Personalty not to be distrained for such assessment
§ 54-12-402 Amount fixed for annual levy – County bonds issued – Cost exceeding estimate, new apportionment of assessment and levy and other bonds
§ 54-12-403 Payment in full amount of benefit assessed against land before bonds are issued
§ 54-12-404 Bonds to be paid only by assessments levied on the lands within the district
§ 54-12-410 Assessment book made by county clerk for entire assessment or annually – Interest on assessments after delinquency
§ 54-12-411 Assessments become liens upon land
§ 54-12-412 Bill in chancery to sell land for collection of delinquent assessments
§ 54-12-413 Bill filed in name of county against landowners – All delinquents may be made defendants to same bill
§ 54-12-414 Trustee to furnish certified list of delinquent lands and names of owners, which is prima facie proof authorizing a decree
§ 54-12-415 Suits proceeded with as other suits in chancery, except separate hearing and decree as to any one defendant
§ 54-12-416 Public taxes to be paid before the delinquent assessments
§ 54-12-417 Divestiture and vestiture of title subject to other unpaid assessments – Writ of possession
§ 54-12-418 Sale for cash subject to redemption within two years – Manner of redemption
§ 54-12-419 Attorney’s fee charged as part of judgment
§ 54-12-420 Adjudication of redemption – Declaring land that of owner so redeeming – Writ of possession
§ 54-12-421 Redemption of lands by minors and persons adjudicated incompetent within a year of restoration of competency
§ 54-12-423 Assessments collectible only out of the assessed land
§ 54-12-424 Compensation of trustee for collecting and paying out, and for certified copies
§ 54-12-425 Compensation of trustee for receiving and paying out money derived from sale of bonds and warrants – Bond and compensation of successor
§ 54-12-426 Surplus funds from assessments, bonds, or notes – Disposition
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 54 > Chapter 12 > Part 4 - Collection of Assessments

  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105