For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADULT. Every person at least 18 years of age or younger if emancipated.
DWELLING UNIT. The abode of a family; a single unit providing complete, independent facilities for the exclusive use of the household, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
FAMILY. Includes all of the following:
(1) An individual;
(2) Two or more individuals related by genetics, marriage, legal adoption, foster care or guardianship, or other comparable relationship established by law; or
(3) Five or fewer individuals who constitute a relatively permanent functioning group living as a single housekeeping unit.
HABITABLE ROOM. Any room meeting the requirements of this chapter for sleeping, living, or dining purposes excluding such enclosed places as closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms, hallways, laundries, storage places, utility rooms and similar spaces.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. A residential building designed for, or modified to accommodate, more than one independent rental unit.
OWNER. Any person having a legal or equitable title in a rental building or premises.
PERSON. A corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization or any group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person. References in the masculine gender include the feminine and the neuter, in the present tense include the future, and the singular includes the plural.
PREMISES. A lot, plot or parcel of land containing a rental building or rental unit.
REGISTRATION PERMIT. The permit issued by the city upon registration of each rental unit.
RENTAL BUILDING. A building containing one or more rental units.
RENTAL HOUSING OFFICER. That municipal officer charged with the primary responsibility of enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. As set out in § 158.12 hereof, the City Building Commissioner shall serve as the Rental Housing Officer.
RENTAL UNIT. A rented dwelling unit or rooming unit.
ROOMING HOUSE. Any dwelling or that part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units, in which space is let by the qwner or operator to three or more persons who are not related by blood or marriage.
ROOMING UNIT. Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking or eating purposes.
TENANCY AGREEMENT. Includes all agreements, written, oral or implied, and valid rules and regulations embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a rental unit.
TENANT. Any person entitled to occupy a rental unit under a tenancy agreement to the exclusion of others.
(Ord. 14-2011, passed 4-11-11)