5-8-1: DEFINITIONS:
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)