Tennessee § 47-15-101 - Chapter definitions.
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§ 47-15-101. Chapter definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Home loan” means a loan which is: Secured by real estate owned and occupied by the borrower for family residential purposes and which may include not more than three (3) additional residential units; and Amortized over a period greater than one hundred eighty-one (181) months; and Other terms used in this chapter, but not defined in this chapter, have the same meaning given to them by § 47-14-102. Acts 1979, ch. 208, § 1; T.C.A., § 47-14-201 . Compiler's Notes. Former §§ 47-15-101 — 47-15-116 , concerning miscellaneous provisions, were transferred to §§ 47-50-101 — 47-50-112 in 1984. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Agency, §§ 3, 15, 26, 67, 70, 74; 1 Tenn. Juris., Alteration of Instruments, §§ 9, 16; 3 Tenn. Juris., Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, § 9; 5 Tenn. Juris., Bonds, §§ 2, 16, 19; 6 Tenn. Juris., Commercial Law, § 7; 7 Tenn. Juris., Contracts, §§ 15, 32. Attorney General Opinions. Cities and counties lack statutory authority to regulate mortgage transactions, OAG 03-016 (2/11/03). Comparative Legislation. Interest: Ala. Code § 8-8-1 et seq. Ark. Code § 4-57-107 . Ga. O.C.G.A. § 7-4-2 . Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 360.010. Miss. Code Ann. § 75-17-1 . Mo. Rev. Stat. § 408.052. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 24-1.1A. Cited: Whitsey v. Williamson County Bank, 700 S.W.2d 562, 1985 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3074 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985). Collateral References. 59 C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 164-168. Mortgages 122.
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