For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. The addition or replacement of improvements to a rental unit(s) or common areas of the building housing the rental unit(s) as specified in § 15.09.225.
CODE. The Culver City Municipal Code.
CPI. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items (CPI-U) for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area (1982-84=100 reference base), or any successor designation of that index that may later be adopted by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CULVER CITY. The City of Culver City.
DIRECTOR. The Community Development Director of the City of Culver City, or his or her designee.
HOUSING DIVISION. The Housing Division of the Culver City Community Development Department.
HOUSING DIVISION GUIDELINES. The guidelines, procedures, and rules promulgated pursuant to the authority set forth in § 15.09.265.
HOUSING SERVICES. All services provided by the landlord related to the use or occupancy of a rental unit, including, but not limited to, insurance, repairs, replacement, maintenance, painting, utilities, heat, water, elevator service, laundry facilities, recreational areas and/or pools, janitorial service, refuse removal, furnishings, parking, storage, and security services.
INTERIM RENT CONTROL ORDINANCE. The urgency ordinance adopted by the City Council on August 12, 2019 establishing interim rent control and tenant protection measures for a 12-month period (Ordinance No. 2019-011), based on the findings set forth therein; and, on June 11, 2020, extended, without amendment or modification of its terms, through October 31, 2020.
LANDLORD. An owner, lessor, or sublessor who receives or is entitled to receive rent for the use and occupancy of any rental unit or portion thereof, and the representative, agent, or successor of such owner, lessor, or sublessor.
NOTICE OF TERMINATION. A written notice from a landlord to a tenant that is in the form required by State law to terminate a residential tenancy and that is served in accordance with State law.
PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN CPI. The percentage change in the annual average CPI, which is the average of the latest 12 monthly CPIs published before the effective date of the rent increase minus the average of the prior 12 monthly CPIs (the "base CPI"), divided by the base CPI and multiplied by 100. The percentage change in CPI shall be rounded to the nearest one-quarter of one percent.
RENT or RENTS. The sum of all periodic payments and all nonmonetary consideration demanded or received by a landlord from a tenant for the use or occupancy of a rental unit, including tenant's access to and use of housing services. Rent includes, without limitation, the fair market value of goods accepted, labor performed, or services rendered.
RENTAL AGREEMENT. A lease, sublease or other oral or written agreement between the landlord and tenant establishing the terms and conditions of the tenancy.
RENTAL UNIT. Any dwelling unit as defined in Cal. Civil Code § 1940(c), including joint living and work quarters, located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Culver City and used for human habitation in consideration of payment of rent, whether or not such use is legally permitted, including mobilehomes rented by the owner of the mobilehome and accessory dwelling units.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON. A person responsible for, or alleged to be responsible for, a violation of this subchapter.
STATE. The State of California.
TENANCY. The legal right of a tenant to the use or occupancy of the rental unit.
TENANT. A person entitled, by a rental agreement, or by sufferance, or by this code or State or federal law, to the use or occupancy of any rental unit.
(Ord. No. 2020-014 § 2)