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Exclusion of Certain Claims from Statute of Repose

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This law changes how certain claims related to real property improvements are handled in Tennessee. Before this change, a four-year statute of repose applied to all such claims. Now, parties filing counterclaims, third-party complaints, or cross-claims about the design, planning, supervision, or construction of real property improvements are not subject to this four-year limit. This affects contractors, architects, engineers, and other professionals involved in real estate projects who may now have more time to file certain claims. The effective date is unknown.

Published April 13, 2026TCATITLE 28
WHAT CHANGED
BEFORE

Previously, all claims related to the design, planning, supervision, or construction of real property improvements were subject to a four-year statute of repose.

AFTER

This law changes how certain claims related to real property improvements are handled in Tennessee. Before this change, a four-year statute of repose applied to all such claims. Now, parties filing counterclaims, third-party complaints, or cross-claims about the design, planning, supervision, or construction of real property improvements are not subject to this four-year limit. This affects contractors, architects, engineers, and other professionals involved in real estate projects who may now have more time to file certain claims. The effective date is unknown.

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