(A) Definitions: For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall be applicable:
(1) "Tenant" means a person entitled under a written or oral rental agreement to the use and occupancy of residential premises to the exclusion of others.
(2) "Landlord" means the owner, lessor, or sublessor of residential premises, the agent of the owner, lessor, or sublessor, or any person authorized by the owner, lessor, or sublessor to manage the premises or to receive rent from a tenant under a written or oral rental agreement.
(3) "Rental agreement" means any agreement or lease, written or oral, which establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of residential premises by one of the parties.
(4) "Residential premises" means a dwelling unit for residential use and occupancy and the structure of which it is a part, the facilities and appurtenances in it, and the grounds, areas, and facilities for the use of tenants generally or the use of which is promised the tenant. "Residential premises" includes a dwelling unit that is owned or operated by a college or university. "Residential premises" does not include any of the following:
a. Prisons, jails, workhouses, and other places of incarceration or correction, including, but not limited to, halfway houses or residential arrangements which are used or occupied as a requirement of probation or parole;
b. Hospitals and similar institutions with the primary purpose of providing medical services;
c. Tourist homes, hotels, motels, and other similar facilities where circumstances indicate a transient occupancy;
d. Elementary and secondary boarding schools, where the cost of room and board is included as part of the cost of tuition;
e. Orphanages and similar institutions;
(5) "Utility service" Means water or sewer services provided to a resident of the Village of Edon by the Municipality.
(B) All Landlords within the Village of Edon shall file with the Tax Administrator within 30 days of entering into a rental agreement a declaration disclosing the following information for each person over the age of 18 years of age residing at the residential premises:
(1) The name, address and social security number of each person; and
(2) The date the Tenant began tenancy with the Landlord;
(C) All Landlords within the Village of Edon shall, by March 1, 2016, make an initial disclosure to the Tax Administrator listing the information required by this Section for each current Tenant who does not have utility service established in the name of the Tenant.
(D) The Tax Administrator is hereby authorized to create a form for gathering the above described information and to distribute the same to Landlords within the Municipality.
(Ord. 09-15. Passed 12-22-15.)