Duration of lien

A prime contractor's lien shall continue for one (1) year after the date the improvement is complete or is abandoned, and until the final decision of any suit properly brought within that time for its enforcement. Code 1858, § 1985 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 118, § 1); Shan., § 3539; mod. Code 1932, § 7917; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1106; Acts 2007, ch. 189, § 6. A prime contractor's lien shall continue for one (1) year after the date the improvement is complete or is abandoned, and until the final decision of any suit properly brought within that time for its enforcement. Code 1858, § 1985 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 118, § 1); Shan., § 3539; mod. Code 1932, § 7917; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-1106; Acts 2007, ch. 189, § 6.