For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DWELLING. Any building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by 1 or more families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location thereon of any building, structure, or portion thereof.
FAMILY. Includes a single individual.
PERSON. Includes 1 or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, and fiduciaries.
TO RENT. Includes to lease, to sublease, to let, and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises owned by the occupant.
(1981 Code, § 11.5-22) (Ord. 810, passed 1-9-1990)