Fewer than half of the states have laws that prohibit landlords from discriminating on the basis of marital status. In some of these states, courts have narrowly interpreted these laws so that unmarried couples do not receive protection from housing discrimination, e.g., Maryland, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota.
Websterâs 1828 defines pitch thus: 1. A thick tenacious substance, the juice of a species of pine or fir called abies picea, obtained by incision from the bark of the tree... 2. The resin of pine, or turpentine, inspissated; used in caulking ships and paying the sides and bottom.
No, fatwood isnât just wood that could stand to go on a diet. Also known as pitchwood, lighter pine, and dozens of other nicknames, fatwood is an easy igniting substance that comes from the heartwood of pine trees.hen a pine tree is cut down, struck by lightning, broken by force, or even just loses a limb, the treeâs roots continue to send pitch â or resin, the sticky substance that hardens into amber â to the wounded area.