For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATOR
or
CITY ADMINISTRATOR. The Mahnomen City Administrator, or the Mahnomen Assistant City Administrator in the absence of the City Administrator, or such person as the City Administrator designates, in writing, to carry out the responsibilities of the City Administrator as provided by this subchapter.
DWELLING.
Any building or other permanent or temporary structure, including a manufactured or mobile home which is wholly or partly used, or intended to be used, for living or sleeping by human occupants.
LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGER.
A natural person residing within 60 miles of the city who is authorized by the rental unit owner to make decisions for the owner about rental, occupancy and maintenance of the rental unit.
REGISTRATION HOLDER.
A person or entity to whom registration for a rental unit is issued under this subchapter.
RENT, LEASE, LET
or
SUBLET.
The leasing of a rental unit to a non-owner for a fixed or non-fixed period of time, and shall include lease to buy, contract for deed, installment sales, purchases, and other similar arrangements whereby nonpayment of a periodic payment means the occupants may be evicted without the necessity of either a statutory mortgage foreclosure procedure, a statutory termination of contract for deed procedure, or a statutory repossession procedure.
RENTAL UNIT
or
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT.
Any house, apartment, condominium, townhouse, room, or group of rooms, constituting or located within, a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit.
SHALL
and
MUST.
As used in this subchapter are each mandatory.
SHOULD and MAY as used in this subchapter are each permissive or directory.
(Ord. 2-2018, passed 2-20-2018)