Cal. Civ. Code § 66-28-102
Application — Preemption.
Operative Text
(a) This chapter applies only in counties having a population of more than seventy-five thousand (75,000), according to the 2010 federal census. (b) This chapter applies to rental agreements entered into or extended or renewed after July 1, 1975. Transactions entered into before July 1, 1975, and not extended or renewed after that date, and the rights, duties and interests flowing from them remain valid and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by any statute or other law amended or repealed by this chapter as though the amendment or repeal has not occurred. (c) Unless created to avoid the application of this chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter: (1) Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service; (2) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to the purchaser's interest; (3) Transient occupancy in a hotel, or motel or lodgings subject to city, state, transient lodgings or room occupancy under the Excise Tax Act, compiled in title 67, chapter 4, part 20; (4) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative; or (5) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes. (d) This chapter shall not apply to any occupancy in a public housing unit or other housing unit that is subject to regulation by the department of housing and urban development and owned by a governmental entity or nonprofit corporation to the extent such regulation conflicts with state law, but shall apply to the extent that any such regulations defer to the application of state law. (e) In the counties in which this chapter applies, this chapter occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation concerning the regulation of landlords and tenants. The governing body of a county subject to this chapter shall not enact or enforce regulations that conflict with, or are an addition to, this chapter.
Tennessee Code Ann. § 66-28-102 establishes the geographic and transactional scope of Tennessee's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. The chapter applies only in counties with populations exceeding 75,000 per the 2010 federal census, and it covers rental agreements entered into or renewed after July 1, 1975. Certain living arrangements — such as institutional residences, hotel or motel stays, agricultural occupancies, condominium ownership, and most federally regulated public housing — fall outside the chapter's reach. Notably, the chapter fully preempts local regulation in covered counties, meaning county governments cannot layer on additional or conflicting landlord-tenant rules.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Property owners and managers operating in Tennessee counties covered by § 66-28-102 generally look to this chapter as the governing framework for their rental agreements, rather than any county-level ordinance. Because the chapter preempts local landlord-tenant regulation in qualifying counties, compliant operators typically do not rely on county rules that add to or conflict with state law. Operators whose properties fall into an exempt category — such as agricultural rentals or transient lodging subject to the Excise Tax Act — should be aware that this chapter's protections and obligations may not apply to those arrangements.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Tenants living in Tennessee counties with populations above 75,000 (per the 2010 census) are generally covered by the rights and protections established under § 66-28-102 and the broader chapter it introduces. Because this provision preempts local landlord-tenant ordinances in covered counties, tenants' rights in those areas are primarily defined by state law rather than any county-specific rules. Tenants who are unsure whether their living arrangement qualifies — for example, those in transitional housing, agricultural settings, or federally regulated public housing — may benefit from consulting a tenant-rights organization familiar with § 66-28-102's exemptions.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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