As used in this chapter:

(1) “Person” means a natural person, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation, trust, or other legal entity;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 66-33-102

  • 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.
  • 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, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation, trust, or other legal entity. See Tennessee Code 66-33-102
  • Residential real estate: means real property located in this state that is used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and is improved by one (1) to four (4) dwelling units. See Tennessee Code 66-33-102
  • 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
(2) “Recording” means presenting a document to a county register in this state for official placement in the public land records;
(3) “Residential real estate” means real property located in this state that is used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes and is improved by one (1) to four (4) dwelling units;
(4) “Service agreement” means a contract pursuant to which a person agrees to provide services in connection with the sale of residential real estate or the sale of any product or the performance of any personal service on or for the maintenance of residential real estate; and
(5) “Service provider” means a person who provides services or products to a consumer.
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