Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
DWELLING UNIT: A structure or part of a structure that is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons who maintain a household together with the common areas and all housing services, privileges, furnishings and facilities supplied in connection with the use or occupancy thereof, including garage and parking facilities.
LANDLORD: The owner, agent, lessor, sublessor or the successor in interest of any of them of a dwelling unit or the building of which it is part.
OWNER: One or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested all or part of the legal title to property or all or part of the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the premises including a mortgagee in possession.
PERSON: means an individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association or any other legal or commercial entity.
PREMISES: means the dwelling unit and the structure of which it is a part, facilities and appurtenances therein and grounds, areas and facilities held out for the use of tenants.
RENT: All payments to be made to the landlord under the rental agreement. When it is used as a determination of damages and the tenant has a subsidized rent, such as a Housing Choice Voucher, "rent" shall mean the full market rent, not the tenant rent based on income.
RENTAL AGREEMENT: A written or oral agreement and valid rules and regulations adopted under Section IV embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit and premises.
TENANT: A person entitled by written or oral agreement, subtenancy approved by the landlord or by sufferance, to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.
WRITTEN NOTICE: Communications in writing shared as hand delivered typed or printed documents, mailed documents, or electronically mailed or messaged documents.
OWNER-OCCUPIED: That the residential building or at least a portion or one unit thereof, condominium, or cooperative, is occupied by the owner of the residential building as his or her principal residence. (Ord. O-20-2020, 12-7-2020)