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§36-11-16. Transition Concerning Real and Personal Property

(a) If, before the effective date of this article, an estate or interest in real or personal property was purportedly transferred to a nonprofit association, on the effective date of this article the estate or interest vests in the nonprofit association unless the parties have treated the transfer as ineffective. (b) If, before the effective […]

§36-11-12. Venue

For purposes of venue, a nonprofit association is a resident of a county in which it has an office or where it conducts its business or activities, or where any of its officers or managers reside.

§36-11-3. Territorial Application

Real and personal property in this state may be acquired, held, encumbered and transferred by a nonprofit association, whether or not the nonprofit association or a member has any other relationship to this state.

§36-11-5. Statement of Authority as to Real Property

(a) A nonprofit association may execute and record a statement of authority to transfer an estate or interest in real property in the name of the nonprofit association. (b) An estate or interest in real property in the name of a nonprofit association may be transferred by a person so authorized in a statement of […]

§36-11-6. Liability in Tort and Contract

(a) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort. (b) A person may not be liable for a breach of a nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the […]

§36-11-7. Capacity to Assert and Defend; Standing

(a) A nonprofit association, in its name, may institute, defend, intervene, or participate in a judicial, administrative or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation or any other form of alternative dispute resolution. (b) A nonprofit association may assert a claim in its name on behalf of its members if one or more members […]