(a) A corporation seeking designation as a neighborhood preservation nonprofit corporation under this part shall register with the secretary of state by requesting the designation of neighborhood preservation nonprofit corporation in its charter.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-101-903

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Charter: includes amended and restated charters and articles of merger. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • 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.
  • Corporation: means a public benefit or mutual benefit corporation which is not a foreign corporation, incorporated under or subject to chapters 51-68 of this title, and is recognized as exempt under §. See Tennessee Code 48-101-902
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the bylaws or the board of directors has delegated responsibility under §. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Secretary of state: means the person who holds the office of secretary of state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) In addition to any other fee for registering the corporation pursuant to applicable law, the secretary of state may also require a fee for acquiring the designation as a neighborhood preservation nonprofit corporation.
(c) Prior to registering with the secretary of state as set forth in subsection (a), a corporation shall file in the office of the register of deeds in the county that the real property is located a plat that shows the real property that the corporation shall apply its assets towards to preserve and protect from blight, crime, and other purposes.