Tax suit - Jurisdiction

It is lawful for any incorporated municipality to sue in the chancery court of the county in which it is located for taxes due the municipality upon real estate, whenever the taxes are past due and unpaid. The fact that the complaint contains the names of more than one (1) defendant shall not subject the complaint to an objection for misjoinder by reason of the distinct interests the several defendants have in the properties proceeded against. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 353,s 8, eff. 5/13/2013. Acts 1897, ch. 6, § 1; Shan., § 1972a1; mod. Code 1932, § 3380; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-704. It is lawful for any incorporated municipality to sue in the chancery court of the county in which it is located for taxes due the municipality upon real estate, whenever the taxes are past due and unpaid. The fact that the complaint contains the names of more than one (1) defendant shall not subject the complaint to an objection for misjoinder by reason of the distinct interests the several defendants have in the properties proceeded against. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 353,s 8, eff. 5/13/2013. Acts 1897, ch. 6, § 1; Shan., § 1972a1; mod. Code 1932, § 3380; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-704.