Residence in United States
Residence Definition
(Lat. resedeo). Personal presence in a fixed and permanent abode. 20 Johns. (N. Y.) 208; 1 Mete. (Mass.) 251: 105 Mass. 93; 23 Wis. 607. A residence is different from a domicile, although it is a matter of great importance in determining the place of domicile. 13 Mass. 501; 5 Pick. (Mass.) 370; 1 Mete. (Mass.) 251; 2 Gray (Mass.) 490; 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 11; 11 La. 175; 5 Me. 143. See Domicile. Residence and habitancy are usually synonymous. 2 Gray (Mass.) 490; 2 Kent, Comm. (10th Ed.) 574, note. Residence indicates permanency of occupation, as distinct from lodging, or boarding, or temporary occupation, but does not include so much as domicile, which requires an intention continued with residence. 19 Me. 293; 2 Kent, Comm. (10th Ed.) 576.
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(Lat. resedeo). Personal presence in a fixed and permanent abode. 20 Johns. (N. Y.) 208; 1 Mete. (Mass.) 251: 105 Mass. 93; 23 Wis. 607. A residence is different from a domicile, although it is a matter of great importance in determining the place of domicile. 13 Mass. 501; 5 Pick. (Mass.) 370; 1 Mete. (Mass.) 251; 2 Gray (Mass.) 490; 19 Wend. (N. Y.) 11; 11 La. 175; 5 Me. 143. See Domicile. Residence and habitancy are usually synonymous. 2 Gray (Mass.) 490; 2 Kent, Comm. (10th Ed.) 574, note. Residence indicates permanency of occupation, as distinct from lodging, or boarding, or temporary occupation, but does not include so much as domicile, which requires an intention continued with residence. 19 Me. 293; 2 Kent, Comm. (10th Ed.) 576.
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A particular locality where a person lives. One need not intend to make the residence a fixed and permanent home, which is what distinguishes a residence from a domicile (in U.S. law). A person may have only one domicile but many residences.
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Further Reading (Articles)
Property Transfers for February 2004 Residence at 7507 Richey Road, Yakima, $169,340., Yakima Herald-Republic; May 30, 2004; Rocio Gonzalez Assigned To:Craig Troianello
Qualified residence interest limits apply on a per residence basis., The Tax Adviser; May 1, 2012; Beavers, James A.
SM Residences Presents Condo Living and Chic Fashion, Manila Bulletin; July 26, 2010
RESIDENCE RIGHTS: FREE MOVEMENT WITHIN EU IS A MYTH, SAYS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT., European Report; September 9, 2000
Residence And Employment.(Cayman Islands), Mondaq Business Briefing; April 30, 2003
Residence Inn By Marriott Gets Cooking With Celebrity Chef., Science Letter; August 4, 2009
Residence (and nonresidence) GRITs. (grantor retained income trusts), The Tax Adviser; January 1, 1993; Coplan, Robert B.
Faculty in Residence Position Announcement, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; April 15, 2014
Defining `Principal Residence’ to Get Tax Benefits, The Washington Post; January 20, 1996; Benny L. Kass
UK Residence and Domicile – Including New Rules for UK Residence from April 2013, Mondaq Business Briefing; June 3, 2013
Where Your `Principal Residence’ Is Depends on Your Circumstances, The Washington Post; February 22, 1992; Benny L. Kass
Governor residence: Mansion to home, back to mansion, Deseret News (Salt Lake City); May 18, 2009; Marc Haddock For the Deseret News
Principal Residence Status Holds Key to Many Tax Code Benefits, The Washington Post; January 13, 2001
Defining a principal residence for home exclusion purposes..(Financial Planning Tax Tactics, part 1)(Column), Accounting Today; January 27, 2003; Rywick, Bob
Passing the family residence to one’s spouse or children after death: Should transfer be directly or in trust?(estate planning), The Tax Adviser; April 1, 2001; Lerman, Jerry L.
Converting a residence to rental property., The Tax Adviser; July 1, 2008; Ellentuck, Albert B.
PRIVATE RESIDENCE HALLS HAVE ADVANTAGES SOME UW-MADISON STUDENTS CHOOSE THE HALLS BECAUSE OF THEIR APARTMENT-LIKE FEATURES.(RENT), The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); August 24, 2003; Cotant, Pamela
Field Residences, Manila Bulletin; November 25, 2009
Put your residence in an irrevocable trust? Why not? (Financial Planning Tax Tactics)., Accounting Today; April 21, 2003; Rywick, Bob
Abercrombie & Kent Residence Club Adds To Property Po
rtfolio., Travel & Leisure Close-Up; October 30, 2008
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Concept of Residence
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Further Reading
- Information about Residence in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.
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