Louisiana § RS 47:2322 - Definitions
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§ RS 47:2322. Definitions
For the purposes of this Act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
A. "Land" shall mean all land other than those lands assessed as agricultural, horticultural, marsh and timber lands as defined by law.
B. "Improvements for residential purposes" shall mean single family dwellings, duplex, triplex, fourplex, apartment buildings, condominiums, and mobile homes used as a residence, whether on land owned, rented, or leased.
C. "Other property" shall mean all properties not included in A or B above and shall include both real and personal property as defined herein.
D. "Real property" shall mean land and all things permanently affixed to the land.
E. "Personal property" shall mean tangible property that is capable of being moved or removed from real property without substantial damage to the property itself or the real property from which it is capable of being removed. Personal property shall include but not necessarily be limited to inventory, furniture, fixtures, machinery and equipment, and all process and manufacturing machinery and equipment, including the foundations therefor.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 705, §2, eff. Aug. 4, 1976; H.C.R. No. 88, 1993 R.S., eff. May 30, 1993; H.C.R. No. 1, 1994 R.S., eff. May 11, 1994.
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