The federal housing assistance program which provides a government subsidy for rent payments for low income tenants. Typically the amount of Section 8 assistance is one third of the rent with the tenant being responsible for the balance. A participating landlord must use lease addendums provided by HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and adds additional requirements. … [Read more...] about SECTION 8
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SECTION OF LAND
In American land law. A division or parcel of land, on the government survey, comprising one square mile or 640 acres. Each "township" (six miles square) is divided by straight lines into thirty-six sections, and these are again divided into half-sections and quarter-flections. The general and proper acceptation of the terms … [Read more...] about SECTION OF LAND
SECTIS NON FACIENDIS
A Writ which lay for a dowress, or one in wardship, to be free from suit of court Cowell. … [Read more...] about SECTIS NON FACIENDIS
SECTORES
Latin: In Roman law. Purchasers at auction, or public sales. … [Read more...] about SECTORES
SECRETARY
The secretary of a corporation or association is an officer charged with the direction and management of that part of the business of the company which is concerned with keeping the records, the official correspondence, with giving and receiving notices, countersigning documents, etc. The name "secretary" is also given to several of the heads of executive departments" in the … [Read more...] about SECRETARY