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Resident
(n) Resident is the person who is residing at that place because of his residence, inheritance, employment, citizenship etc which makes him resident of that place
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Resident Agent: The person or entity that is authorized to receive legal papers on behalf of a corporation.
Respondent: The party that won at trail.

Permanent Resident Alien - an alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident.

Conditional Resident A foreign-born person who, instead of being granted permanent resident status (a green card), is granted U.S. residence on a conditional, two-year basis.

resident
n. a person who lives in a particular place. However, the term is vague depending on the permanence of the occupation.

Residential Treatment Programs: Programs that provide extensive drug or alcohol treatment on an inpatient basis.

RESIDENT, persons. A person coming into a place with intention to establish his domicil or permanent residence, and who in consequence actually remains there.

residential hotel: Any building that contains six or more guest rooms or efficiency units that are designed, used, rented or occupied for sleeping purposes by guests, and which is the primary residence of these guests.

Primary Residential Parent:
In a joint custody agreements a term which indicates the parent with whom the child(ren) reside the majority of the time.
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Residential
Pertaining to a place where people live, such as a home, townhouse, apartment or other type family dwelling.
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In residential tenancies, or the leasing of real property generally, the lessee is often referred to as the tenant.
French: locataire.
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ALIEN - A resident of a country who was born outside that country and who has not become a naturalized citizen; any person not a natural-born or naturalized citizen or national of the United States. 8 U.S.C.

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permanent resident Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant. Also known as "Permanent Resident Alien," ...

an alien by marriage, and thereafter being a widow, may be rehabilitated under conditions slightly more favourable than are required for naturalization; that where a father or a widow becomes an alien, the children in infancy becoming resident in the ...

In California a "non-resident alien" who may take by succession is one who is neither a citizen of the United States nor a resident of that State.

This plastic photo identification card is given to individuals who are legal permanent residents of the United States. It serves as a U.S.

: a requirement or standard of fairness which a court's assertion of personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant must meet in order to avoid a violation of the defendant's right to due process
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An Irish resident under the age of 18 may not legally marry without the permission of the Court, even if the ceremony takes place somewhere (such as Northern Ireland) where the minimum age for marriage is under 18.

the existing use (residential, commercial, agricultural, light industrial, etc.) of a parcel of real property which is zoned for a more limited or other use in the city or county's general plan.

lawful permanent resident (LPR)
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Adjustment of status refers to the procedure for becoming a lawful permanent resident without having to leave the United States.

A system of developing a city or county plan in which various geographic areas (zones) are restricted to certain uses and development, such as industrial, light industrial, commercial, light-commercial, agricultural, single-family residential, ...

For example, a court in Scotland would not normally have jurisdiction over a resident of Ireland.

Household Hazardous Waste: Hazardous products used and disposed of by residential as opposed to industrial consumers. These are leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients.

Zoning laws are organized by geographic boundaries and may dictate where single-family or multi-family residential, certain categories of business, and/or agriculture may exist in relationship to each other within city limits.

Because state courts have jurisdiction to hear cases from a wide geographical area (for example, California courts have jurisdiction involving most disputes arising between California residents), additional rules, called rules of venue, ...

The exercise of jurisdiction over non-residents under a long-arm statute must not exceed the limits of the due process clause; i.e.

Separation: A physical residential relocation of one spouse.
Service: The delivery to the opposing party of a pleading or some other legal document related to the lawsuit. This is a necessary process if the document is to have any legal significance.

IMPLIED WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY - Law that exists in most states which governs residential rentals and asserts that regardless of what a lease says, the landlord must provide premises that are safe and liveable (habitable) at some basic level.

community water system (CWS) : A public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by yearround residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.

Eligible/eligibility : Every person who is at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the state for one year, able to understand the English language, not currently serving on any other jury, ...

Many residential real estate contracts have a condition precedent which states that the contract is not binding until and unless the property is subjected to an professional inspection, the results of which are satisfactory to the purchaser.

In the United States, permanent resident status may entitle an alien to a "green card," and thus to seek employment, and aliens have many of the privileges afforded to citizens, including public assistance and the right to attend public schools, ...

Expulsion from a country of a resident non-citizen who has committed a serious crime or is considered a threat to national security.
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Decision.

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Real estate refers to land, whether it is used for residential, industrial or commercial purposes. Real estate has become a hot topic in Michigan after the state legislature amended the constitution...

small claims assessment review (SCAR): filing by any person aggrieved by an assessment of a one, two or three family, owner occupied residential structure used for residential purposes (including condominiums) (NYS) ...

Long-Term Care Facility: Generally synonymous with a nursing home, but could also describe any residential facility which is considered a permanent home (such as a board and care home), and in which some degree of medical attention is provided.

Long-Arm Statute
Law that allows residents of different states to be served with process and sued in the forum state by virtue of contacts with the forum state.

For example, a green card shows that the holder has the status of a permanent resident and the privilege of living and working in the United States on a permanent basis.

This may be a result of the experience of Tennessee residents and other Southerners during the period of military control by Union (Northern) forces of the US government after the American Civil War.

Physical custody
A child custody decision which grants the right to organize and administer the day to day residential care of a child. This is usually combined with legal custody.
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ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION: A probate administration in the state in which a non-resident decedent has property.

RESPA (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act)
A federal statute requiring disclosure of certain costs in the sale of residential improved property which is to be financed by a federally insured lender.

service by publication Service of a summons or other document upon an absent or nonresident defendant, by publishing the same as an advertisement in a designated newspaper.

(If the person is found guilty, he must repay the state). The senior resident Superior Court judge appoints a public defender to a four-year term. In the remaining counties, representation is provided by private attorneys.

Zoning: The division of certain areas in a community into various categories for permission to build, or not to build, certain types of structures. For example, a certain area may be zoned for residential structures only, ...

Only state courts have jurisdiction over divorces, so the petitioning or complaining party can only file in the state in which he/she is and has been a resident for a period of time (as little as six weeks in Nevada).

For example, a party may allege he is a resident of New York when, in fact, he has never lived anywhere but Miami, Florida. Amicus BriefA brief filed by a "friend of the court". See amicus curiae. Amicus CuriaeFriend of the court.

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