Dwelling: Any building, structure or part thereof used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used, including any appurtenances. Many municipalities have adopted ordinances relating to the repair, closing and demolition of dwellings unfit for human habitation.

 

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Dwelling: Any building, structure or part thereof used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used, including any appurtenances. Many municipalities have adopted ordinances relating to . . . View Full Definition

Single-Family, Owner-Occupied Dwellings: A dwelling which will be owned and occupied by a signatory to the mortgage or deed of trust secured by such dwelling within 90 days of the execution of the mortgage or deed of trust.

Agricultural Zoning: A designation intended to protect farmland and farming activities from incompatible nonfarm uses. Agricultural zoning can specify many factors, such as the uses allowed, minimum farm size, t . . . View Full Definition

Farm Income: Several measures are used to gauge the earnings of a farming operation over a given period of time: Gross cash income is the sum of all receipts from the sale of crops, livestock, and farm r . . . View Full Definition

Triplex: A building comprised of three dwelling units, each having a front and rear (or side) door and yard, similar to row houses.

Town House: A type of dwelling unit normally having two floors, with the living area and kitchen on the base floor and the bedrooms located on the second floor, a series of individual houses having arch . . . View Full Definition

Unruh Civil Rights Act: Forbids discrimination as to sex, race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin in accommodations and business establishments. Under this law there can be no arbitrary eviction, rent in . . . View Full Definition

Gross Farm Income: The monetary and non-monetary income received by farm operators. Its main components include cash receipts from the sale of farm products, government payments, other farm income (such as inc . . . View Full Definition

Production Expenses: Measures the aggregate business cost of farming. The two main components are current farm operating expenses and overhead costs. Farm production expenses are accounted for differently in cal . . . View Full Definition

Bourgeoisie: In Marxist terms, the middle class: owners of the means of production and employers of the proletariat.