Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-5-106

  • 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.
  • Residential rental property: means a building or structure located in an older residential neighborhood containing one (1) or two (2) dwelling units that are rented. See Tennessee Code 13-5-102

If residential rental property or residential real property lies in more than one (1) taxing jurisdiction that has created a grant program under this chapter, approval for a grant by one (1) jurisdiction does not automatically establish approval for a grant in such other jurisdiction.