§ 7-37. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Board of appeals means city council.

City means the City of Faribault, Minnesota.

City council means the city council of the City of Faribault, Minnesota.

Compliance official means the city administrator or the city administrator's designee(s).

Dwelling unit refers any room or rooms providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.

Inspector means the person designated by the city administrator to inspect rental dwellings in the city.

Let means to permit possession or occupancy of a rental dwelling by a person who is not the legal owner of record thereof, pursuant to a written or unwritten lease, or pursuant to a recorded or unrecorded agreement whether or not a fee is required by the agreement.

License/rental license means the license required by and issued pursuant to this article.

Licensed premises means a licensed rental dwelling and all accessory structures of the rental dwellings, such as garages, storage buildings, and appurtenances such as sidewalks, driveways and retaining walls, which are on the property of the rental dwelling.

Licensee/owner means any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in the property or rental dwelling; or recorded in the official records of the state, county or municipality as holding title to the property; or otherwise having control of the property or rental dwelling, including the guardian of the estate of any such person, and the executor or administrator of the estate of such person if ordered to take possession of real property by a court, or any person representing the actual owner, holding a valid rental license from the city.

Modify means a change in license category.

Official order means a written notice stating violation(s) of city Code and corrective action to be taken.

Operate means to let for occupancy or to rent.

Property manager or local agent means a person authorized by the owner to act on the owner's behalf as to the licensed premises.

Rental dwelling means any building containing one or more rental dwelling units.

Rent means to let for occupancy or to let.

Revoke/revocation means a license action due to noncompliance with the requirements of this article.

Tenant means a person who is occupying a dwelling unit in a rental dwelling under a lease or contract, whether oral or written, that requires the payment of money or exchange of services.

Uniform Housing Code means the International Property Maintenance Code as adopted in section 7-21 of the city Code.

(Ord. No. 2017-13, § 2, 9-26-17)