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Answer to Are Virginia landlords/property managers of apartments legally required to provide customers with a copy of their leasing agreeement?

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:22:29 -0700

Are Virginia landlords/property managers of apartments legally required to provide customers with a copy of their leasing agreeement?

This is not a generalized answer but is point-specific to Virginia Regulation. And the regulation IS: VRLTA Section 55-248.7 Which states, to wit: Sign and keep a copy of the lease. You must be given a copy of the lease (rental agreement) within one month of the date you move...

Answer to I am filing for divorce. I want to buy a house before the divorce is final, in a community property state. Will my husband have any rights to my house?

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:41:17 -0700

I am filing for divorce. I want to buy a house before the divorce is final, in a community property state. Will my husband have any rights to my house?

Nine states: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Wisconsin are Community Property States. In those states community property includes real estate, tangible assets and the earnings of both spouses acquired during the marriage. Assets acquired by gift...

Answer to How did the word "bogart" come to mean "steal"?

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:31:53 -0700

How did the word "bogart" come to mean "steal"?

"Don't Bogart That Joint My Friend," by The Fraternity of Man was on the Easy Rider Movie Soundtrack: Don't bogart that joint, my friend Pass it over to me. Don't bogart that joint, my friend Pass it over to me. Roll another one Just like the other one. This...

Answer to What is a "chicken-head"?

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:13:09 -0700

What is a "chicken-head"?

In urban street parlance a "chicken head" refers to the up & down bobbing of the head by a female who is a devote of oral sex.

Answer to What is a holla back girl?

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:58:22 -0700

What is a holla back girl?

The Urban Dictionary definition says that this is a girl who is willing to be treated like a doormat; allowing guys to do what they want with her and who will just wait for them to "holla back" at her. The song "Holla Back Girl" by Gwen Stefani may be stimulating ...

Answer to At what temperature does iron ore melt?

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:26:49 -0700

At what temperature does iron ore melt?

Iron is one of the more common and cheapest metallic elements. By weight it makes up about 5% of the planet's crust where it is found as a range of slightly impure "iron ores," hematite, limonite, magnetite, etc. It was not until about 1200 BC that iron came into general...

Answer to What type of art is "forme ouverte"?

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 05:25:32 -0700

What type of art is "forme ouverte"?

We are speaking of "Open Form" and its opposite "Closed Form." Open form is a form whose contour is irregular or broken, having a sense of growth, change, or unresolved tension. That is, form in a sense of "becoming." Closed form is a self contained or ...

Answer to Where did the word tomboy originate?

Mon, 25 Apr 2005 01:13:45 -0700

Where did the word tomboy originate?

An english language print reference to the term tomboy can be traced back to 1553 when it was used to describe a "rude, boisterous boy." Another reference, in 1579, as a "bold or immodest woman" and in 1592: "a girl who acts like a spirited boy." This...

Answer to How can I make my goldfish's life more interesting? Or are they happy just swimming around?

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:45:12 -0700

How can I make my goldfish's life more interesting? Or are they happy just swimming around?

Well, those goldfish ... previously believed to have a memory of just a few seconds ... can distinguish between different times of day and can also be taught to follow a routine. In 2003 Scientists at Plymouth University successfully trained goldfish to collect food at particular times of...

Answer to What do the numbers and letters on an amateur radio operator car license plate mean?

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 12:01:39 -0700

What do the numbers and letters on an amateur radio operator car license plate mean?

Many things. First, you'll notice that all of them begin with either a "W" or a "K" followed by a number and then more letters. W's and K's designate all stations in the United States. The number (above referenced) further designates the zone/area this...

Answer to Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 07:35:46 -0700

Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

To be precise, it was the lobe of his left ear which he put into an envelope and gave to a brothel wench named Rachel with these words: "Guard this object carefully." After he tried to drink a quart of turpentine in his studio, he was sent to the asylum at Saint-Remy on May 7,...