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Notice of completion
Document filed to give public notice that a construction job has been completed and that mechanics' liens must be filed within ,say, 45 days to be valid
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Notice of default
A notice to a defaulting party that there has been a default, usually providing a grace period in which to cure the default
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Notice of non-responsibility
A legal notice designed to relieve a property owner from responsibility for the cost of improvements ordered by another person
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Notice to quit
A written notice given by a landlord to his tenant, stating that the landlord intends to regain possession of the leased premises and that the tenant is required to quit and remove himself from the premises either at the end of the lease term or immediately if there is a breach of lease or if the tenancy is at will or by sufferance; sometimes refers to the notice given by the tenant to the landlord that he intends to give up possession on a stated day
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Novation
The substitution of a new obligation for an old one; substitution of new parties to an existing obligation, as where the parties to an agreement accept a new debtor in place of an old one
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Nuisance
Conduct or activity which results in an actual physical interference with another person's reasonable use or enjoyment of his property for any lawful purpose
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Null and void
Having no legal force or effect; of no worth; unenforceable; not binding
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