In order to qualify for the designation as a neighborhood preservation nonprofit corporation under this part, a corporation shall first include in its bylaws:

(1) That all members shall be owners of real property located within the area designated in the plat described in § 48-101-903(c);
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-101-904

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules, other than the charter, adopted pursuant to chapters 51-68 of this title for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Tennessee Code 48-101-902
  • 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
  • Member: means a person reflected in the required records of an LLC as the owner of some governance rights of a membership interest of the LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Membership: means the rights and obligations a member has pursuant to a corporation's charter, bylaws and chapters 51-68 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Owners: means members in the case of an LLC, shareholders in the case of a corporation, partners in the case of general or limited partnerships and the equivalent with respect to other entities. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) That decisions of the corporation involving the protection or preservation of real property within the area designated in the plat described in § 48-101-903(c) shall be made by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its members;
(3) That each member shall pay a minimum monthly amount in dues of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the corporation and agree, prior to membership, to pay any outstanding dues prior to selling the member’s real property located within the area designated in the plat described in § 48-101-903(c);
(4) That all assets of the corporation, minus those needed for administrative purposes, shall be applied towards preserving and protecting the real property designated in the plat described in § 48-101-903(c);
(5) That an itemized financial accounting of assets used for administrative purposes shall be made available to members upon request; and
(6) That copies of the bylaws shall be provided to members upon becoming members and at any time that the bylaws are changed.
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