For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGE. The work age as used herein shall refer exclusively to persons who are 18 years of age or older.
FAMILY. One or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling.
HOUSING or HOUSING ACCOMMODATION. Any building, structure or portion thereof, mobile home or trailer, or other facility which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as a residence by one or more families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of any such building, structure or portion thereof, mobile home or trailer or other facility.
LENDING INSTITUTION. Any bank, insurance company, savings and loan association or any other person or organization regularly engaged in the business of lending money, guaranteeing loans, or sources of credit information, including, but not limited to, credit bureaus.
OWNER. Any person, including, but not limited to, a lessee, sublessee, assignee, manager or agent, but also including the city or any department or sub-unit thereof.
PERSON. One or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mortgage companies, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations or public corporations, including, but not limited to, the city or any department or sub-unit thereof.
REAL ESTATE AGENT. Any real estate broker, any real estate salesperson or any other person, employee, agent or otherwise, engaged in the management or operation of any real property.
REAL ESTATE BROKER OR SALESPERSON. A person, whether licensed or not, who, for or with the expectation of receiving a consideration, lists, sells, purchases, exchanges, rents or leases real property, or who negotiates or attempts to negotiate any of these activities, or who holds himself or herself out as engaged in these activities, or who negotiates or attempts to negotiate a loan secured or to be secured by mortgage or other encumbrance upon real property, or who is engaged in the business of listing real property in a publication; or a person employed by or acting on behalf of any of these.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION. Includes the sale, purchase, exchange, rental or leases of real property, and any contract pertaining thereto.
RENT. Includes leases, sublease, assignment and/or rental, including any contract to do any of the foregoing, or otherwise granting for a consideration the right to occupy premises that are not owned by the occupant.
RESPONDENT. Any person against whom a complaint is filed pursuant to this chapter.
SALE. Includes any contract to sell, exchange or to convey, transfer or assign legal or equitable title to, or a beneficial interest in, real property.
(1998 Code, § 94.03) (Ord. 336, passed 1-14-1996)