(a) The expense so paid, together with twenty-five percent (25%) penalty thereon, shall be a lien on the property, including the real estate on which the property is located, and except the lien for taxes assessed and due the state, county and city wherein the property is located.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-202-306

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. 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
(b) In order to make the lien against the property valid and binding, the commissioner shall, immediately upon serving the order, file a copy in the register’s office of the county where the property is located and cause the same to be registered. The order so registered shall be notice to all parties.
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