For purposes of this chapter, the following terms are defined as follows:
(a) "Landlord" means the owner or property manager exercising effective control over the terms and conditions of the tenancy of a residential rental unit, including a person with such control delegated through a durable power of attorney.
(b) "Rent" means the consideration, including any bonus, benefit, or gratuity demanded or received by a landlord, for or in connection with the use or occupancy of a residential rental unit.
(c) "Rental registry information" means the information required to be submitted to the city of Palo Alto by a landlord pursuant to this chapter.
(d) "Residential rental unit" means any housing structure occupied as a dwelling or offered for rent or lease as a dwelling, whether attached, detached, single or multiple-family. The term "residential rental unit" shall not include an attached bedroom of a landlord-occupied dwelling where the landlord and renter(s) share living facilities.
(e) "Renter" means a person or entity entitled by written or oral agreement to occupy a residential rental unit to the exclusion of others.
(Ord. 5605 § 2 (part), 2024)