For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. A certificate issued by the City of Hamtramck which certifies compliance with the codes and ordinances of non-owner occupied dwellings and units in the city.
CODE OFFICIAL. The official, who is charged with the administration and enforcement of this subchapter, or any duly authorized agent.
DWELLING OR RENTAL UNIT. See NON-OWNER OCCUPIED.
EXCEPTION. An additional dwelling, in a building occupied by its owner, which is occupied by an immediate family member, shall be required to be registered but shall be exempt from inspections and fees. Verification of the relationship and occupancy shall be provided upon request.
IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER. As defined by the Michigan Housing Code, a spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the building owner.
LANDLORD. The owner, lessor, or sublessor of a non-owner occupied unit, or the property which it is a part of and, in addition, means a person authorized to exercise any aspect of the management of the premises, whether for any form of compensation or not, including a person who, directly or indirectly, acts as a rental agent, receives rent, other than as a bona fide purchaser, and who has no obligation to deliver the receipts to another person.
NON-OWNER OCCUPIED. Any non-owner occupied structure, or part of a structure in the case of multiple-family structures, containing one or more rooms including a kitchen and designed as a unit for occupancy by one family for the purpose of cooking, living and sleeping, which is used as a home or residence by a person or household unit, or any grounds, or other facilities or area promised for the use of a residential tenant, whether for any form of compensation or not, including without limitation, apartment units and one and two-family dwellings. A non-owner occupied unit that is rented or leased with an option to purchase is considered a rental agreement until the lessee fully exercises the option to purchase as evidenced by a recorded deed or land contract.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION. A notice issued to the owner or responsible local agent stating that there has been a violation of a provision of the subchapter or any other applicable codes, ordinances, rules or regulations concerning the premises.
OWNER. Any person, agent, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in the premises.
RENEWAL DATE. The expiration date of a previous or current certificate for the same owner and the same property.
RESPONSIBLE LOCAL AGENT. The responsible local agent shall be an individual person, and shall be either the property owner, representative of a corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, trust, association, organization, or other entity having a legal or equitable interest in the property, or designated by the owner as responsible for operating the premises in compliance with all the provisions of the city codes and ordinances. All official notices and violations may be issued to the responsible local agent, and any notice so issued shall be deemed to have been issued upon the owner of record.
TERMS. Not herein defined shall have the meanings customarily assigned to them.
(Ord. , passed - -2013; Am. Ord. 2016-06, passed 9-6-2016
; Am. Ord., passed 11-22-2022)