Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 51 > Chapter 2 > Part XIV - Manufactured and Modular Housing

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Commission: means the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal 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.
• Criminal history record information: means conviction information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• developer: includes "contractors" and "residential contractors" as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Distributor: means any person, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company, or trust, resident or nonresident, who in whole or in part sells or supplies manufactured housing to dealers or who maintains distributor sales representatives. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
• Extraordinary circumstances: means a federally declared disaster, a gubernatorially declared disaster or emergency, a pandemic, or an illness or emergency medical condition. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Manufacturer: means any person who manufactures manufactured or modular housing. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Mobile home: means a factory-built, residential dwelling unit built to voluntary standards prior to the passage of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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.
• Person: means a natural person, association, or group of natural persons, partnership, company, corporation, institution, or legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• Retailer: means any person who is engaged wholly or in part in the business of buying, selling, distributing, brokering, or exchanging an interest in a manufactured or modular home with the intent to make a profit, monetary gain, or any thing of economic value. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Salesman: means any person employed by a retailer or developer for purposes of selling manufactured or modular housing to the public. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Transporter: means an individual who transports a manufactured or modular home to a site of installation but does not perform any blocking or anchoring of the home, except a transporter is allowed to put blocks under the hitch on the tongue of the frame. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:911.22