Tennessee Code Title 66. Property § 66-36-101

(1) “Action” means any civil action or binding dispute resolution proceeding for damages or indemnity asserting a claim for damage to or loss of commercial property caused by an alleged construction defect, but does not include any civil action or arbitration proceeding asserting a claim for alleged personal injuries arising out of an alleged construction defect;

(2) “Claimant” means an owner, including a subsequent purchaser, tenant, or association, who asserts a claim against a prime contractor, remote contractor, or design professional concerning a construction defect;

(3) “Commercial property” means all property that is not residential property;

(4) “Construction defect” means a deficiency in, or a deficiency arising out of, the design, specifications, surveying, planning, supervision, observation of construction, or construction or remodeling of an improvement resulting from:

(5) “Design professional” means a person licensed in this state as an architect, interior designer, landscape architect, engineer, or surveyor, regardless of whether the person is a prime contractor or remote contractor;

(6) “Improvement” has the same meaning as defined in § 66-11-101;

(7) “Notice of claim” means a written notice sent by a claimant to the last known address of a prime contractor, remote contractor, or design professional against whom the claimant asserts a construction defect that describes the claim in reasonable detail sufficient to determine the general nature of the defect, including a general description of the type and location of the construction that the claimant alleges to be defective and any damages claimed to have been caused by the defect;

(8) “Prime contractor” has the same meaning as defined in § 66-11-101;

(9) “Remote contractor” has the same meaning as defined in § 66-11-101;

(10) “Residential property” means property upon which a dwelling or improvement is constructed or to be constructed consisting of one (1) dwelling unit intended as a residence of a person or family; and

(11) “Service” means personal service or delivery by certified mail to the last known address of the addressee, or as otherwise allowed by contract.