The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subchapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any law enforcement officer, building official, zoning inspector, code enforcement officer, fire inspector, building inspector, or other person authorized by the city to enforce the Code of Ordnances of the City of Lockport or the laws and regulations of the State of Illinois.
LANDLORD. One or more persons or entities, jointly or severally, including a mortgage holder in possession of real property, whom is vested all or part of the legal title to the premises or all or part of the beneficial ownership and a right to the present use and enjoyment of the premises, who rents, leases, or lets for consideration any rental property.
OWNER. Every person, entity, landlord, or mortgagee, who alone or severally with others:
(1) Has legal or equitable title to any rental property, dwelling unit, building, structure, parcel of land, vacant or otherwise; or
(2) Has legal care, charge or control of any rental property, in any capacity available to the city, including but not limited to, agent, executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix, trustee or guardian of the estate of the holder of legal title; or
(3) Is a mortgagee in possession of any such rental property, or is a mortgagee with actual control of access to the rental property by any means including, but not limited to, changing locks or putting on a lock box; or
(4) Is an agent, trustee, or other person appointed by the courts and vested with possession or control of any such rental property. The property manager shall not be considered the OWNER.
PROPERTY MANAGER. Any party designated by the owner as responsible for inspecting, maintaining and securing the property as required by this subchapter.
RENTAL PROPERTY. Any improved structure or portion of a structure within the city which is occupied by someone other than the owner of the real property for residential purposes, for which the owner and/or landlord receives any value or consideration, including but not limited to money, or the exchange of goods or services, regardless of the relationship between lessor and lessee.
RENTAL PROPERTY shall not include any lawfully operating bed and breakfast lodge or inn which contains the owner's principal residence, homeless shelter, group homes, assisted living/elderly housing, hospital, nursing home, community residence, domestic violence shelter, hotel, motel, mobile home, mobile home park, mobile home space, recreational vehicle, or a duplex in which the owner resides in one of the two residential units.
(Ord. 20-010, passed 5-6-20)