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XX@tt(OPINION XX Ԉ :39 Ї  0 Theonlyissueinthiscaseiswhethertherealpropertyinvolvedwas residentialrealpropertyandthusimmunefromtheattachmentofamaterialfurnisherslien.TheChanceryCourtofCoffeeCountyheldthatthepropertydidnotfitthedefinitionofresidentialrealpropertyinTenn.CodeAnn.6611146(a)(1).Weaffirm.@- I.      0 InNovemberandDecemberof1994,C&CAluminumBuildersAluminumSupply(C&C)furnishedmaterialstoacontractorbuildingahouseonpropertyinthenameofConnieandJohnRynd.ThecontractorfailedtopayforthematerialsandC&Cassertedamaterialmanslienontheproperty.TheRyndsansweredandallegedthatthehousewasonaoneacretractthattheyhadconveyedtoEdmondParsononSeptember17,1994.Thedeed,however,wasnotrecordeduntilMarch22,1995.  0 C&CthenamendedthecomplaintandnamedMr.Parsonasadefendant.Mr.ParsonadoptedthedefenseofTenn.CodeAnn.6611146(a)(2),whichpreventsamechanicsandmaterialmanslienfromattachingto residentialrealpropertyexceptinfavorofageneralcontractorwhocontractswiththeowner.ThechancellorheldthatMr.ParsonwasnottheownerofthepropertyatthetimethelienϜattached;therefore,thestatutedidnotapplyinthecircumstancesofthiscase.Accordingly,thechancellorenteredjudgmentforC&Cfortheamountofitslien.̛̜@- II.  4,2   0 Residentialrealproperty,immunizedbythelegislaturefromthelienofaremotefurnisherofmaterials,isdefinedinthestatuteas abuildingconsistingof p9h28 one(1)dwellingunitinwhichtheowneroftherealpropertyintendstoresideorresidesastheownersprincipalplaceofresidence....or abuildingconsistingoftwo(2),three(3)orfour(4)dwellingunitswheretheowneroftherealpropertyintendstoresideorresidesinone(1)oftheunitsastheownersprincipalplaceofresidence....Tenn.CodeAnn.6611146(a)(1).Aswehavenoted,thetrialjudgeheldthatthestatutedidnotapplytoapersonwhowasnottherecordowneroftheproperty.  0 Wethinkthechancellorwascorrect.The ownerreferredtobythelegislatureinTenn.CodeAnn.6611146(a)(1)mustrefertotherecordowner.Acontraryholdingwouldcreateaglaringexceptiontotheintentandeffectofourregistrationlaws.Tenn.CodeAnn.6626101providesthatunregisteredinstruments(thelistincludesdeeds)areeffectivebetweenthepartieswithout (#  registration, butastootherpersonsnothavingactualnoticeofthem,onlyfromthenotingthereofforregistrationonthebooksoftheregister,unlessotherwiseexpresslyprovided.Asiftomakesureweunderstand,thelegislaturegoesontosay, anyofsuchinstrumentsnotsoproved,oracknowledgedandregistered,ornotedforregistration,shallbenullandvoidastoexistingorsubsequentcreditorsof,orbona ,%( fidepurchasersfrom,themakerswithoutnotice.Tenn.CodeAnn.6626103.Ϝ(Emphasisadded).  0 Liensthatattachtorealpropertybeforeadeedconveyingsuchpropertyisrecordedhavepriorityovertheinterestofthevendee.Hamesv.ArcherPaperCo., 5.2 319S.W.2d252(Tenn.App.1958);CityNatlBank&TrustCo.vs.CityofKnoxville, 704 11S.W.2d853(Tenn.1928).Amaterialmanslienrelatesbacktothevisible 926 commencementofoperations.Tenn.CodeAnn.6611104.Therefore,C&CslienattachedatleastasearlyasNovemberof1994.ItfollowsthatwhenMr.ParsonfinallyrecordedhisdeedinMarchof1995,thelienhadattached.  0 Wearenotpersuadedtodeviatefromthispreferencefortherecordtitle.Ifwedid,Thisorderlymethodofdeterminingprioritieswouldbeupsetifweweretoadopttheappellantsposition.Mmaterialfurnisherswouldnolongerbeabletorelyontherecordtitlebecausetheirrightscouldbedefeatedbytheholderofanunregistereddeed.See H@  Thomasv.Setliffe,28S.W.2d344(Tenn.1930).Weareconvincedthatthe (  legislaturedidnotintendthisresultwhenitenactedTenn.CodeAnn.6611146.Sincetherecordowners,Mr.andMrs.Rynddidnotintendttousethepropertyastheirresidence,thepropertywasnotresidentialrealproperty.  0 WeaffirmthejudgmentofthelowercourtandremandthecasetotheChanceryCourtofCoffeeCountyforanyfurtherproceedingsnecessary.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.  0      8      @      H!  #   0      8   _________________________________  0      8   BENH.CANTRELL,  0      8   PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.CONCUR:̜_____________________________WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE_____________________________PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,JUDGE 926   GXXYh @.INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XYhXGԈ  C&CALUMINUMBUILDERS 8   )   SUPPLY, 0      8   )     0      8   ) Plaintiff/Appellee,   8   )    0      8   )  AppealNo.     0      8   )  01A019804CH00225   МVS.  0      8   )     0      8   )  CoffeeChancery     0      8   )  No.95164 |  JOHNRYNDandwifeCONNIERYND,  )   @      H!  #  tl    0      8   ) Defendants,     8   )  Affirmedand TL   0      8   )  Remanded D< andEDMONDPARSON,   8   ) 4,   0      8   ) Defendant/Appellant. 8   )   GXXYh @uu'JUDGMENT   XYhXG  0 Thiscausecameontobeheardupontherecordonappealfromthe   ChanceryCourtofCoffeeCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel;uponconsiderationwhereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatinthedecreeoftheChancellorthereisnoreversibleerror.  0 InaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCourtfiledherein,itis,therefore,orderedanddecreedbythisCourtthatthedecreeisaffirmed.ThecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofCoffeeCountyfortheenforcementofthedecreeandforthecollectionofthecostsaccruedbelow.  0 CostsofthisappealaretaxedagainstEdmondParson,Principal,andϜSwafford,Petters&Priest,Surety,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 BENH.CANTRELL,PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE  0      8 ______________________________________  0      8 PATRICIAJ.COTTRELL,JUDGE