Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2a-307: 2024 Tennessee Code Title 47 - COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (§§ 47-1-101 — 47-50-121) Chapter 2A - LEASES (§§ 47-2A-101 — 47-2A-532) Part 3 - EFFECT OF LEASE CONTRACT (§§ 47-2A-301 — 47-2A-311) Section 47-2A-307 - Priority of liens arising by attachment or levy on, security interests in, and other claims to goods

(1) Except as otherwise provided in § 47-2A-306 , a creditor of a lessee takes subject to the lease contract.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) and in §§ 47-2A-306 and 47-2A-308 , a creditor of a lessor takes subject to the lease unless the creditor holds a lien that attached to the goods before the lease contract became enforceable.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 47-9-317 , 47-9-321 , and 47-9-323 , a lessee takes a leasehold interest subject to a security interest held by a creditor of the lessor.