Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-2-301: Alien capability of owning, holding and devising lands and tenements

Except as otherwise provided in this part, all aliens are capable of taking, by deed or will, lands and tenements in fee simple, or other less estate, and of holding, aliening, and devising them. As used in this section, "alien" includes a resident alien or nonresident alien who is not a prohibited foreign party.