Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-5-918: Lien of maintenance or administration certificates

The maintenance or administration certificates, or both, when issued as provided in this part, shall constitute the same lien on the lands in the district, upon which assessments remain unpaid, as the unpaid coupons and bonds, and may be enforced in the same manner as now provided by law for enforcement of the lien of the coupons or bonds, or both.