2014 Tennessee Code
Title 47 - Commercial Instruments And Transactions
Chapter 30 - Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
§ 47-30-108 - Amount owed by borrower when loan is due -- Enforcement of debt.
(a) When a reverse mortgage loan, other than a Fannie Mae Reverse Mortgage Loan, becomes due, if the borrower mortgaged one hundred percent (100%) of the full value of the house, then the amount owed by the borrower shall not be greater than:
(1) The fair market value of the house, minus sale costs; or
(2) The outstanding balance of the loan,
whichever amount is less.
(b) If the borrower mortgaged less than one hundred percent (100%) of the full value of the house, the amount owed by the borrower shall not be greater than:
(1) The outstanding balance of the loan; or
(2) The percentage of the fair market value, minus sale costs, as provided in the contract;
whichever amount is less.
(c) The lender shall enforce the debt only through the sale of the property and shall not obtain a deficiency judgment against the borrower.
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