Tennessee Code Title 46. Cemeteries § 46-1-213

A cemetery company shall commence construction or development of any undeveloped ground or building in which lawn or mausoleum crypts are to be constructed and in which sales, contracts for sale, or agreements for sales, are being made, within thirty-six (36) months after the date of the first sale. The construction or development of the undeveloped ground or building shall be completed within five (5) years after the date of the first sale. Failure to complete construction, as represented at the time of the first sale, shall entitle any purchaser, on demand, to recover all sums paid on the purchase price, plus interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum.