§ 29-30-107. Writ of possession -- Execution -- Preservation of property -- Answer.

TN Code § 29-30-107 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) The writ of possession shall direct the proper officer to take the property out of the possession of the defendant and deliver the same to the plaintiff.

(b) The writ of possession shall be executed by the proper officer by seizing the personal property and delivering the same to the plaintiff.

(c) If the property subject to the action hereunder is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value, the court shall issue such other and further orders as it may find necessary to preserve the property or the value thereof for the benefit of either or both of the parties pending such final determination of the litigation.

(d) If the action in circuit or chancery courts is answered before or after the possessory hearing, the answer shall set forth with reasonable certainty the location of the personal property and any and all rights, remedies, credits, setoffs, or affirmative action growing out of the same matter the defendant may have had against the plaintiff.