Part definitions. [Effective January 1, 2027.]

Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-27-901, under Property Owners’ Associations — Fidelity Bonds [Effective January 1, 2027.].

Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-27-901

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Board of directors” means the body, regardless of name, designated in the declaration to act on behalf of a homeowners' association;(2) “Declaration” means an instrument, however denominated, that creates a homeowners' association, and amendments to that instrument, including restrictive covenants, bylaws, and similar instruments governing the administration or operation of a homeowners' association; and(3) “Homeowners' association” or “HOA”:(A) Means an incorporated or unincorporated association owned by, or whose members consist primarily of, the owners of the residential property covered by the declaration and through which the owners, or the board of directors or similar governing body, manage or regulate the residential subdivision; and(B) Includes a unit owners' association organized under § 66-27-401.

(1) “Board of directors” means the body, regardless of name, designated in the declaration to act on behalf of a homeowners' association;

(2) “Declaration” means an instrument, however denominated, that creates a homeowners' association, and amendments to that instrument, including restrictive covenants, bylaws, and similar instruments governing the administration or operation of a homeowners' association; and

(3) “Homeowners' association” or “HOA”:(A) Means an incorporated or unincorporated association owned by, or whose members consist primarily of, the owners of the residential property covered by the declaration and through which the owners, or the board of directors or similar governing body, manage or regulate the residential subdivision; and(B) Includes a unit owners' association organized under § 66-27-401.

(A) Means an incorporated or unincorporated association owned by, or whose members consist primarily of, the owners of the residential property covered by the declaration and through which the owners, or the board of directors or similar governing body, manage or regulate the residential subdivision; and

(B) Includes a unit owners' association organized under § 66-27-401.