As used in this chapter:
(a) "Agent" means a person authorized by the owner who has charge, care or control of a rental dwelling or rental unit which is let or offered for occupancy. The owner must notify the City of any agent authorized to act on the owner's behalf. The tenant in a rental unit may not act as the owner's authorized agent.
(b) "Applicable codes" means all local, State, and Federal laws and regulations in force in the City that pertain to the maintenance and safety of residential property, including but not limited to the Michigan Construction Code, the Property Maintenance Code, and the Michigan Housing Law.
(c) "Code official" means a public safety officer assigned by the City Manager to enforce this chapter.
(d) "Certificate of compliance" means a certification issued under this chapter stating that a residential dwelling was — as of the time of its last inspection — safe, healthful and in fit condition for occupancy. A valid rental license issued by the City prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 516, qualifies as a certificate of compliance.
(e) "Family member" means a child, grandchild, stepchild, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, half-brother, half-sister, parent, grandparent, stepfather and/or stepmother (but not the parents of such individuals), niece, nephew, uncle, aunt, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law.
(f) "Let for occupancy" or "let" means to permit, provide, or offer occupancy of a building or portion of a building by a person who is not the legal owner for monetary or other consideration.
(g) "Michigan Housing Law" means Act 167 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended, M.C.L.A. 125.401 et seq.
(h) "Occupant" means an individual living in, sleeping in, or otherwise having possession of a space.
(i) "Owner" means the record legal title holder and any partners, members, or officers of a person holding title.
(j) "Person" means an individual, married couple, joint tenancy, trust, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or any other similar legal entity.
(k) "Property Maintenance Code" means the property maintenance code adopted in Chapter 1460 of these Codified Ordinances.
(l) "Rental dwelling" means a building or structure that has at least one rental unit. The term "rental dwelling" does not include jails, hospitals, foster care homes, or buildings that are inspected by housing professionals under contract with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), or an agency that is a sub-recipient of funding from either HUD or MSHDA.
(m) "Rental unit" means a space for sleeping or living with complete, independent living facilities (including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation) that is let for occupancy to any individual(s) other than a family member of the owner.
(Ord. 338. Passed 5-1-90; Ord. 516. Passed 10-7-14.)