(a) Where a safe deposit box is made available by a lessor to one (1) or more fiduciaries, the lessor may, except as otherwise expressly provided in the lease or the writings pursuant to which the fiduciaries are acting, allow access thereto to any one (1) or more of the fiduciaries or to any agent authorized in writing by any one (1) or more of the fiduciaries.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-2-903

  • Agent: means any person duly authorized in writing by a lessee to enter a safe deposit box rented by the lessee, whether the person be denominated as "agent" "deputy" "attorney-in-fact" or otherwise. See Tennessee Code 45-2-901
  • Deposit: means a deposit of money, bonds or other things of value, creating a debtor-creditor relationship. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lessee: means a person contracting with a lessor for the use of a safe deposit box. See Tennessee Code 45-2-901
  • Lessor: means a bank or subsidiary corporation of a bank renting safe deposit facilities, and includes a safe deposit company organized and operating under the jurisdiction of the department solely for the purpose of leasing safe deposit facilities. See Tennessee Code 45-2-901
  • Safe deposit box: means a safe deposit box, vault, or other safe deposit receptacle maintained by a lessor and the rules relating thereto apply to property or documents kept in safekeeping in the bank's vault. See Tennessee Code 45-2-901
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The lessee, the lessee’s estate or any successor fiduciary is bound by any dealings between the agent and the lessor pursuant to a power granting the agent access to a safe deposit box until the lessor has written notice of revocation of that power.
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