3-18-1: DEFINITIONS:
BUILDING INSPECTOR: A designated employee of the Village charged with the enforcement of this ordinance.
LANDLORD:
   1.   Any person or entity who alone, jointly, or severally with others has legal title to any land or premises located in the village which is leased in whole or in part for residential purposes; or
   2.   Any person who is an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of the estate of a legal title holder of land or premises located in the village which is leased in whole or in part for residential purposes; or
   3.   Any person who is a mortgagee in possession, or has been appointed to serve as the trustee of any land or premises located in the village which is leased in whole or in part for residential purposes.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE: The duly adopted Property Maintenance Code of the Village of Monee.
LICENSE APPLICATION: The process by which owners submit application for a license to operate one or more rental units in the Village. All rental units must be licensed to be occupied by tenants. A license and certificate of occupancy may be refused or revoked by the Village on units not in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
RENTAL UNIT: One or more rooms containing individualized cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities which is designed to be occupied or intended for use by one household.
TENANT: A person not the owner who occupies a rental unit with the consent of the owner for monetary or non-monetary consideration. A family member of the owner shall not be considered a tenant. (Ord. 1959, 9-9-2020)