The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
"Housing license." An annual permit that has been implemented to ensure basic habitability of rental properties, to ensure property owners remain responsible for their properties and remove blight and unsafe conditions from neighborhoods.
"Designated City Official." The Building Commissioner of the City of Broadview Heights, Ohio or his/her designee.
"Dwelling unit." A space within a dwelling, comprised of a living, cooking and dining area, a sleeping room or rooms, storage closets and bathing and toilet facilities, all used by only one family.
"Property owner." The person claiming, or in whom is invested, the ownership or title to real property, including but not limited to: the holder of a fee-simple title; the holder of a life-estate; the holder of leasehold estate for a term of five years or more; a buyer under contract for deed; a mortgagee, receiver, executor or trustee in control of real property; but not including the holder of a leasehold estate an initial term of less than five years.
"Person." An individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more persons having a joint interest, or any other legal or community entity.
"Non-owner occupied." The registered owner of the property is not physically residing at the property.
"Property manager." A person other than the property owner that has managing control of a rental unit with or without compensation.
"Renting." The offering, holding out or actual leasing of a rental unit to an occupant other than the property owner, and generally involves the payment of a rental amount in cash, check or money order, although other forms of consideration (such as property safekeeping) may be involved; or no consideration at all may be involved.
"Rental unit." A one, two or three-family dwelling unit, including a town home dwelling unit, a condominium, apartment condominium or apartment dwelling that is not continuously occupied by the property owner 12 months out of the year. A tax mailing address which is not the address of the dwelling unit creates a rebuttable presumption that the dwelling unit is a rental unit.
"Tenant." Any person, other than the property owner, who occupies, rents or leases a rental unit for any period of time for living or dwelling purposes with the consent of the owner or the landlord.
"Vacant building." Any structure that is unoccupied.
"Tax mailing address." The address shown on the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer's website as being the location to which the property tax bill is to be mailed.
(Ord. 64-2021, passed 12-6-2021)