Real Property - As introduced, extends from 10 to 20 days, the time within which a non-contracting spouse must serve the prime contractor with written notice of that spouse's objection to a contract for improving real property after learning of the contract when the contract is made with a husband or a wife who is not separated and living apart from that person's spouse, and the property is owned by the other spouse or by both spouses, in order to avoid the other spouse being deemed the agent of the objecting spouse. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 11.

HB 976 (Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 11) extends the notice period for spouses who do not sign home improvement contracts on jointly owned property. Specifically, it increases the time from 10 to 20 days for a non-contracting spouse to serve written notice of objection to the contractor after learning of the contract. This change directly affects married couples where one spouse signs a contract for property improvements while the other spouse owns the property (either jointly or solely), preventing the objecting spouse from being automatically deemed the agent of the contracting spouse. The bill amends existing law and takes effect July 1, 2025.