{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-5-103","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-5-103","heading":"Forms of conveyances","body":"The following or other equivalent forms, varied to suit the precise state of facts, are sufficient for the purposes contemplated, without further circumlocution: (1) (A) For a deed in fee with general warranty: \"I hereby convey to A. B. the following tract of land (describing it), and I warrant the title against all persons whomsoever;\" (B) Covenants of seisin, possession, and special warranty: \"I covenant that I am seized and possessed of this land, and have a right to convey it, and I warrant the title against all persons claiming under me;\" (2) For a quitclaim deed: \"I hereby quitclaim to A. B. all my interest in the following land\" (describing it); (3) For a mortgage: \"I hereby convey to A. B. the following land (describing it), to be void upon condition that I pay,\" etc; and (4) For a deed of trust: \"For the purpose of securing to A. B. a note of this date, due at twelve (12) months, with interest from date (or as the case may be), I hereby convey to C. D., in trust, the following property (describing it). And if the note is not paid at maturity, I hereby authorize C. D. to sell the property herein conveyed (stating the manner, place of sale, notice, etc.), to execute a deed to the purchaser, to pay off the amount herein secured, with interest and costs, and to hold the remainder subject to my order.\" Code 1858, § 2013; Shan., § 3680; Code 1932, § 7607; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-502.\nThe following or other equivalent forms, varied to suit the precise state of facts, are sufficient for the purposes contemplated, without further circumlocution:\n(1) (A) For a deed in fee with general warranty: \"I hereby convey to A. B. the following tract of land (describing it), and I warrant the title against all persons whomsoever;\" (B) Covenants of seisin, possession, and special warranty: \"I covenant that I am seized and possessed of this land, and have a right to convey it, and I warrant the title against all persons claiming under me;\"\n(A) For a deed in fee with general warranty: \"I hereby convey to A. B. the following tract of land (describing it), and I warrant the title against all persons whomsoever;\"\n(B) Covenants of seisin, possession, and special warranty: \"I covenant that I am seized and possessed of this land, and have a right to convey it, and I warrant the title against all persons claiming under me;\"\n(2) For a quitclaim deed: \"I hereby quitclaim to A. B. all my interest in the following land\" (describing it);\n(3) For a mortgage: \"I hereby convey to A. B. the following land (describing it), to be void upon condition that I pay,\" etc; and\n(4) For a deed of trust: \"For the purpose of securing to A. B. a note of this date, due at twelve (12) months, with interest from date (or as the case may be), I hereby convey to C. D., in trust, the following property (describing it). And if the note is not paid at maturity, I hereby authorize C. D. to sell the property herein conveyed (stating the manner, place of sale, notice, etc.), to execute a deed to the purchaser, to pay off the amount herein secured, with interest and costs, and to hold the remainder subject to my order.\"","path":["TN Code","Title 66","Chapter 5"],"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":"b6c68b4079e2140d8f43aa8333c86f9dbf3f38738e9f7b60261a259e999528fd","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-5-102","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-66-5-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}