Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-415
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Cooperation of landlord or person in control of residential rental property with investigation of child abuse or neglect
Official statutory text
(a) A landlord or person in control of a residential rental property shall provide a case manager from the department of children's services or a child protective investigation team with information, if known, on the address or location of a child who has been alleged to be abused or neglected and resides or is located on the residential rental property. (b) The landlord or person in control of a residential rental property is not liable in any civil or criminal action that is based solely upon cooperation with the investigation by the department of children's services or a child protective investigation team, except in cases of willful or wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 971,s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
(a) A landlord or person in control of a residential rental property shall provide a case manager from the department of children's services or a child protective investigation team with information, if known, on the address or location of a child who has been alleged to be abused or neglected and resides or is located on the residential rental property.
(b) The landlord or person in control of a residential rental property is not liable in any civil or criminal action that is based solely upon cooperation with the investigation by the department of children's services or a child protective investigation team, except in cases of willful or wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 971,s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
(a) A landlord or person in control of a residential rental property shall provide a case manager from the department of children's services or a child protective investigation team with information, if known, on the address or location of a child who has been alleged to be abused or neglected and resides or is located on the residential rental property.
(b) The landlord or person in control of a residential rental property is not liable in any civil or criminal action that is based solely upon cooperation with the investigation by the department of children's services or a child protective investigation team, except in cases of willful or wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 971,s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Status: in_force
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