Tennessee
Lien Waiver Forms
Tennessee Lien Waivers: No Statutory Form, but Contract Waiver Clauses Are Void
State Rules
How Tennessee treats lien waivers
Tennessee prescribes no lien waiver form and requires no notarization, so our general-purpose conditional and unconditional waivers for progress and final payments apply; a waiver simply must be express, in writing, and show clear intent to waive. Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-124(b) voids as against public policy any contract provision purporting to waive lien rights, with enforcement strict enough that soliciting such a clause can be reported to the State Board for Licensing Contractors. Standalone waivers signed in exchange for payment for work already furnished remain the normal, valid practice, and accepting a note or other evidence of debt is not a waiver unless received as payment and expressly declared to be one.
What to know about Tennessee lien waivers
- Tennessee voids contract clauses that purport to waive lien rights (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-124(b)). Waive only through a separate written waiver given in exchange for payment after the work has been furnished. Accepting a note or check is not a waiver unless it is received as payment and expressly declared one (§ 66-11-124(a)).
Tennessee lien waiver forms we generate
Four house forms cover every payment on a Tennessee project: conditional or unconditional, progress or final.
Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Progress Payment
Signed when a progress payment is promised: the waiver only takes effect once that payment actually arrives.
Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Progress Payment
Signed after a progress payment has been received: immediately waives lien rights for work through the covered date.
Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Final Payment
Signed when the final payment is promised: waives all remaining lien rights, but only once the payment clears.
Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien: Final Payment
Signed after the final payment is in hand: a complete, immediate waiver of lien rights on the project.
Tennessee has no statutory waiver form to download blank. The generator above fills in a general-purpose form with Tennessee's signing rules built in instead.
Signing a lien waiver in Tennessee
Execution rules (the form's wording, notarization, witnesses, and whether an electronic signature works) are set by state law. Here's what applies in Tennessee, built into every waiver we generate.
Advance waivers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-11-124(b): any contract provision that purports to waive any right of lien under the lien chapter is void and unenforceable as against the public policy of Tennessee. A person solicited to sign such a contract may report it to the State Board for Licensing Contractors. Standalone waivers given in exchange for payment for work already furnished remain the valid practice, and accepting a note or other evidence of debt is not a waiver unless received as payment and expressly declared to be one (§ 66-11-124(a)).
Tennessee execution rules
- ⚖ No prescribed statutory form: our attorney-reviewed house forms apply.
- ✓ Notarization: not required in Tennessee.
- ✓ Witness: not required in Tennessee.
- ✓ E-signature: available. Send Tennessee waivers for electronic signature and get the signed copy stored with a tamper-evident audit certificate.
Tennessee lien waiver questions
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