Unless otherwise expressly stated or clearly indicated by context, the following terms as used in this section shall have the meaning indicated in this chapter.
CODE: | Municipal Code of the Village of Antioch, as amended, all village rules, regulations, and policies, and all state laws, rules, regulations, and policies. |
CODE OFFICIAL: | The Community Development Director or the Director's designee. |
DWELLING UNIT: | A building or portion thereof designed to be used as a residence; or a single unit providing complete independent facilities for the exclusive use of a person or persons, including, but not limited to, provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. A dwelling unit shall not include motels, hotels, nursing homes, boardinghouses, hospital patient housing, or rooming houses. |
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER: | Husband, wife, father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, father-in- law, mother-in-law, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, grandchild, grandparent, domestic partner, or ward. |
INITIAL INSPECTION: | The first inspection of a dwelling unit for the purpose of determining compliance with the code. |
LET FOR OCCUPANCY OR LET: | To permit, provide, or offer possession or occupancy of a dwelling unit to a person who is or who is not the legal owner of record thereof, pursuant to a written or unwritten lease, agreement, license, or similar instrument, or pursuant to a recorded or unrecorded agreement or contract of sale for the premises. |
OCCUPANT: | A person occupying a dwelling unit or using the property as a legal address for any purpose. |
OWNER: | Any person, agent, operator, firm, or corporation having a legal or equitable ownership interest in a property. |
PERSON: | A corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, or any group acting as a unit or legal entity, as well as a natural person. |
PROPERTY AGENT: | A person, operator, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity designated in writing by the property owner on the owner's certificate of compliance application. |
RE-INSPECTION: | Any inspection of a residential rental property that occurs after the initial inspection. |
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY: | Any dwelling unit let for occupancy to a person or persons for any amount of rent or compensation and for use as a dwelling unit. (Ord. 22-01-06, 1-26-2022) |