Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 625 ILCS 5 > Chapter 5 > Article IX - Manufacturerd Home Dealers

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Established place of business: means the place owned or leased and occupied by any person duly licensed or required to be licensed as a manufactured home dealer for the purpose of engaging in selling, buying, bartering, displaying, exchanging, or dealing in, on consignment or otherwise, manufactured homes and for such other ancillary purposes as may be permitted by the Secretary by rule. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/5-901
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Manufactured home: means a factory-assembled structure built on a permanent chassis, transportable in one or more sections in the travel mode, incapable of self-propulsion, bears a label indicating the manufacturer's compliance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, as applicable, and is designed for year-round occupancy as a single-family residence when connected to approved water, sewer, and electrical utilities. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/5-901
• Manufactured home dealer: means : (1) an individual or entity that engages in the business of acquiring or disposing of new or used manufactured homes; (2) an individual or entity who advertises or otherwise holds the individual or the entity out as being engaged in the business of acquiring or selling new or used manufactured homes; or (3) an individual or entity who buys or sells more than 2 new or used manufactured homes within a 12-month period. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/5-901
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation, and the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14