Tenn. Code Ann. § 7-62-101: Types of buildings defined

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Assembly building" means a building where a number of persons congregate for amusement, civic, educational, recreational, religious or social purposes;

(2) "Commercial building" means a building used for the conduct of a business, having financial profit as the primary aim; and

(3) "Residential building" means a house or building used or designed to be used as the abode or home of a person, family or household exclusively as a residence.