Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 35 > Chapter 4 > Article 3 > Division 3 - Statement of Name and Address of Preparer of Certain Instruments

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• appropriate city official: as used in this chapter , shall mean any building official or deputy and any other municipal official or city employee designated by the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties delegated by this chapter to "appropriate city official. See Alabama Code 11-53B-3
• assessment: as used in this chapter shall refer to the cost of repair or demolition as provided herein. See Alabama Code 11-53B-3
• boiler: shall include fired units for heating or vaporizing liquids other than water where these units are separate from processing systems and are complete within themselves. See Alabama Code 25-12-2
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Probate: Proving a will
• property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• 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 Alabama Code 1-1-1
• year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1