As used in this section:
(a) "Agent in charge'' means a resident of Fairfield County or any county which directly neighbors Fairfield County, Ohio, who has been designated by the owner, including any individual or commonly controlled entity, of a single-family residential dwelling unit or units that has been, or is intended to be, held out for rent in the City of Pickerington, Ohio, to be the local agent-in-charge (AIC), to oversee property maintenance and compliance with City Code, when the owner of the property does not reside in Fairfield or Franklin County, Ohio.
(b) "Commonly controlled entity" means a corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or a limited liability corporation, partnership, or any other business entity, but not including a natural person, that is in the business of renting or leasing residential single-family dwelling units.
(c) "Dwelling unit" means a space within a dwelling, comprised of a living, cooking and dining area, a sleeping room or rooms, storage closets and bathing and toilet facilities, all used by one family.
(d) "Family'' means one or more persons not necessarily related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship, occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit, under a common housekeeping management plan based on an intentionally structured relationship providing organization and stability.
(e) "Person" means an individual person.
(f) "Property owner" means a person, corporation, limited liability corporation, or other commonly controlled entity claiming, or in whom is invested, the ownership, dominion, or title of real property including but not limited to: holder of fee-simple title, holder of life-estate, holder of leasehold estate for an interim term of five years or more; a buyer under contract for deed; a mortgagee, receiver, executor or trustee in control of real property; but not including the holder of leasehold estate or a tenancy for initial term of less than five years. For purposes of this section, the terms "property owner'' and "owner" are considered interchangeable.
(g) "Registration of rental property'' is a required action and document to be completed by each property owner or agent in charge of single-family residential dwelling units held out for rent according to the requirements of this chapter, before proceeding to rent any portion or building(s) situated on said property(s).
(h) "Rent" means the offering, holding out or actual leasing of a single-family residential dwelling unit to an occupant other than the owner and generally involves the payment of a rental amount although other forms of consideration may be involved or no consideration at all may be involved.
(i) "Single-family residential dwelling unit" means an entire home, comprised of a living, cooking, and dining area, a sleeping room or rooms, storage closets, and bathing and toilet facilities, all used by one family, whereby the entire structure constitutes a single dwelling unit. It does not include apartments, condominiums, or duplexes.
(j) "Tenant" means any person, company, organization, or franchise that rents or leases a single-family residential dwelling unit with the consent of the owner or agent in charge.
(k) "Tenant rental license" means the document provided by the City Manager or his/her designee to the owner or agent in charge granting permission to allow a tenant to move into a single-family residential dwelling unit held out for rent.
(Ord. 2022-15. Passed 9-6-22.)