A Tennessee contractor completes work valued at $8,500 on March 15th. Under Tennessee lien law, what is the last day to file a lien against the property?
Correct Answer
A) June 13th
Tennessee lien law requires liens to be filed within 90 days of completion of work. 90 days from March 15th is June 13th.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Tennessee lien law (T.C.A. § 66-11-112) requires a lien to be filed within 90 days of the last day work was performed or materials were furnished. Counting 90 days from March 15: March has 16 remaining days (15th to 31st = 16 days), April = 30 days, May = 31 days, and the remaining 13 days bring us to June 13th. The deadline is June 13th.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: September 13th
September 13 would be 182 days (approximately 6 months) after March 15 — far beyond the 90-day window. Filing on this date would be too late and the lien right would be lost.
Option C: September 15th
September 15 is exactly 6 months after the completion date, not 90 days. This is a distractor designed to catch candidates who confuse 90 days with 6 months.
Option D: June 15th
June 15 is 92 days after March 15, which is 2 days beyond the 90-day deadline. This is a trap option for candidates who count 3 calendar months instead of 90 actual days.
Memory Technique
Tennessee Lien = 90-day rule. Think 'TN-90': Tennessee Ninety days. When counting from mid-March, land on June 13 (not June 15). The two-day difference separates correct counters from those using month-rounding shortcuts.
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