The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the maintenance, repair, equipment, use, and occupancy of all residential rental buildings and accessory structures now in existence or hereafter constructed, habilitated, renovated, or converted to residential use within the corporate limits, including, but not limited to, single- and two-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings and rooming/sleeping units with the following exceptions:
1. Single-family dwellings occupied by the owner, or members of that owner’s immediate family. Such members are defined as parents, grandparents, children, and grandchildren.
2. A duplex, at least one of the units of which is occupied by the owner, and the other unit is occupied by a member of that owner’s immediate family. Such members are defined as parents, grandparents, children, and grandchildren.
3. Transient shelters and group homes subject to state licensing.
4. Hotels, motels, extended stay hotels, and other similar uses subject to state licensing.