Terms Used In California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 18 > Part 8 > Chapter 4 - Governance

• Abuse: means either of the following:

  California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.1

• Activities: means , but is not limited to, all of the following:

  California Streets and Highways Code 36705

• Assessment: means a levy for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, installing, or maintaining improvements and promoting activities which will benefit the properties or businesses located within a multifamily improvement district. See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Business: means all types of businesses, including, but not limited to, the operation of multifamily residential properties, retail stores, commercial properties, financial institutions, and professional offices. See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• City: means a city, county, city and county, or an agency or entity created pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of . See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• City council: means the city council of a city or the board of supervisors of a county, or the agency, commission, or board created pursuant to a joint powers agreement and which is a city within the meaning of this part. See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• Clerk: means clerk of the legislative body. See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• Construction: includes :

  California Streets and Highways Code 29

• 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.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
• department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
• director: means the State Director of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14061
• district: means a multifamily improvement district established pursuant to this part. See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063
• owner: means any person shown as the owner of land on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner of land by the city council. See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• 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.
• plan: means a proposal as described in Section 36713. See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• Property: means real property situated within a multifamily improvement district. See California Streets and Highways Code 36705
• Provider: means an individual, partnership, group, association, corporation, institution, or entity, and the officers, directors, owners, managing employees, or agents of a partnership, group association, corporation, institution, or entity, that provides services, goods, supplies, or merchandise, directly or indirectly, including all ordering, referring, and prescribing, to a Medi-Cal beneficiary and that has been enrolled in the Medi-Cal program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14043.1
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.