(a) "Lease" means the written or oral agreement that sets forth any and all conditions concerning the use and occupancy of residential rental housing property, residential rental dwelling or residential rental units.
(b) "Person in Control" means an owner, owner's agent, tenant, tenant's agent, or any person(s) that has the right to enter and allow or permit others to enter for the purpose of verification of the nature and/or use of a rental dwelling and/or premises.
(c) "Property and/or Dwelling Owner" (also referred to as owner) means any person who, alone, jointly, or severally with others has the legal or equitable title to a property, and shall include executors, administrators, trustees or guardians of the estate of the owner, and any purchaser or assignee under a certificate of sale pursuant to a mortgage foreclosure. The term "Property and/or Dwelling Owner" shall also include residential rental property that is owned by a trust, business trust, estate, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or any other business entity, and other unincorporated associations
(d) "Property Inspector" means the Code Enforcement Officer and/or any other public official or other designated authority of the City of Marietta, Ohio.
(e) "Rental Dwelling" means any structure, building, dwelling, housing unit, or the like which is used for or intended to be used for renting, letting, leasing, or a similar act or arrangement, to someone other than the owner, in return for money, monetary consideration, services or any other consideration for the use of the unit for living arrangement.
(f) "Residential Rental Housing Property" means a real property parcel of land, premises, lot, or site, where one or more structures, buildings, dwellings, housing units, or the like, are used or intended to be used for renting, letting, leasing, or other similar act or arrangement, to someone other than the owner, in return for money, monetary consideration, services or any other consideration for the purpose of using the property for living arrangements and includes a mobile home park or land otherwise rented to tenants for the purpose of parking a manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, solely for residential purposes.
(Ord. 286(16-17). Passed 7-6-17.)