§ 7-84-101 Short title
§ 7-84-102 Purpose
§ 7-84-103 Definitions – Parts 1-4
§ 7-84-104 Housing authority proceedings not affected – District may be part of urban renewal area
§ 7-84-105 Supplemental nature of provisions – Scope of authority – Amendments
§ 7-84-106 Control and jurisdiction over property
§ 7-84-107 Liberal construction
§ 7-84-108 Effect of other laws
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 7 > Special Districts > Chapter 84 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Board: means the board of assessment commissioners. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • District: means the central business district created by ordinance or resolution by a municipality, or a corridor of central business districts created by joint agreement of two (2) or more municipalities. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
  • 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.
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Metropolitan government: means the political entity created by consolidation of all, or substantially all, of the political and corporate functions of a county and a city or cities. See Tennessee Code 7-1-101
  • Municipality: means any incorporated city, town, metropolitan government, or county of this state exercising general governmental functions in the state. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
  • Owner: means record owner in fee. See Tennessee Code 7-84-103
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105