As used in this chapter:
(a) “Certificate of Compliance” means a certificate issued by the Building Department, which certificate certifies compliance with these Codified Ordinances.
(b) “Code Official” means the official who is charged with the administration and enforcement of this code or any duly authorized representative.
(c) “Common utility areas” means all areas of a rental dwelling other than the dwelling units themselves, including, but not limited to, all mechanical rooms, utility rooms, storage areas, exit facilities, recreational areas and other public spaces within or connected to the building.
(d) “Lease” means any written or oral agreement that sets forth conditions concerning the use and occupancy of rental dwellings or rental units.
(e) “Notice of violation” means a notice issued to the owner or registered agent stating there has been a violation of this chapter or any other applicable code, ordinance, rule or regulation concerning the premises.
(f) “Occupancy” includes all tenants, lessees and persons residing within a rental dwelling or rental unit.
(g) “Owner” means any person having a legal or equitable interest in the premises.
(h) “Premises” means any lot or piece of land, inclusive of the rental dwellings, rental units, common utility areas and all other improvements or any part thereof.
(i) “Rental dwelling” means any structure, building or other facility promised and/or leased in whole or in part to a residential tenant for use as a home, residence or sleeping unit, regardless of the type, form or amount of remuneration received as a result of any such lease or other arrangement. “Rental dwelling” includes, but is not limited to, all two-family dwellings, multiple dwellings, apartment buildings, boarding houses, rooming houses, hotels, motels, flats, mobile homes, and all single-family houses (excluding those houses which are owner-occupied and are not rented in whole or in part). “Owner-occupied” shall only include the following: The actual owner of record, surviving spouse, children, parents or grandparents. It shall be the burden of the prospective landlord (owner) and tenant to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the family relationship described herein exists.
(Res. 2023-208A. Passed 7-3-23, Eff. 7-13-23.)
(j) “Structure” means that which is built or constructed or a portion thereof.
(Emergency Manager Order No. 38. Ordered 8-11-15.)