{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-11-136","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-136","heading":"Property owner's right to bond against enforcement of liens","body":"The owner of the property on which the improvement is made has the right to demand a bond from the prime contractor to protect the owner in case of the enforcement of a lien under this chapter by one (1) or more remote contractors; and in the event the prime contractor is paid for the work done, or any part of it, that is subject to a lien by a remote contractor, then on payment by the owner to the remote contractor of the amount due, the owner shall have judgment for the amount by filing a complaint, petition, or civil warrant against the bond in any court having jurisdiction in such cases; but the prime contractor shall have the right to contest the legality and amount of the claim of the remote contractors before the prime contractor is held liable.","path":["TN Code","Title 66","Chapter 11"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"bf4dd79df5f12ad2657272e763d6c614b63a665417c6a79e8efad95eaca9400f","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-11-135","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-11-137"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}