For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
ADMINISTRATOR or CITY ADMINISTRATOR. The Aurora City Administrator, or the Deputy Aurora City Clerk in the absence of the City Administrator, or such person as the City Administrator designates, in writing, to carry out the responsibilities of the City Administrator as provided by this chapter.
DWELLING. Any building or other permanent or temporary structure, including a manufactured or mobile home which is wholly or partly used, or intended to be used, for living or sleeping by human occupants.
LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGER. A natural person who is authorized by the rental unit owner to make decisions for the owner about rental, occupancy, and maintenance of the rental unit.
REGISTRATION HOLDER. A person or entity to whom registration for a rental unit is issued under this chapter.
RENT, LEASE, LET, or SUBLET. The leasing of a rental unit to a non-owner for a fixed or non-fixed period of time of more than 30 days, and shall include lease to buy, contract for deed, installment sales, purchases, and other similar arrangements whereby nonpayment of a periodic payment means the occupants may be evicted without the necessity of either a statutory mortgage foreclosure procedure, a statutory termination of contract for deed procedure, or a statutory repossession procedure.
RENTAL UNIT/RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT. Any house, apartment, condominium, townhouse, room, or group of rooms, constituting or located within, a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit.
SHALL AND MUST, as used in this chapter, are each mandatory.
SHOULD AND MAY, as used in this chapter, are each permissive or directory.
(Ord. 97, passed 5-2-2023)