GARBAGE. The animal, vegetable or other organic waste resulting from the handling, preparing, cooking, consumption or cultivation of food, and containers and cans, which have contained food unless such containers and cans have been cleaned or prepared for recycling.
MEANS OF EGRESS. A continuous and unobstructed path of travel from any point in a dwelling to an abutting public way in accordance with the commonwealth’s Building Code, 780 CMR 1002.
NEW TENANT. A person who has, within the previous 24 hours, occupied for the first time a rental dwelling unit under the terms of a rental housing agreement with the property owner/agent for the use and occupancy of any dwelling unit for a period of time more than 30 days.
OCCUPANT. Every person living or sleeping in a dwelling pursuant to a rental housing agreement with the property owner/agent.
PROPERTY OWNER/AGENT. The individual or business entity which holds title to any dwelling unit, including without limitation, a person, partnership, corporation or trust. For purposes of this Section, the rights and duties of the landlord hereunder shall be the obligation of anyone who manages, controls or customarily accepts rent on behalf of the landlord.
PROVIDE. To supply and pay for, except where an applicable statute or regulation provides otherwise.
RENTAL DWELLING UNIT. The part of a building that is rented for use as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons who maintain a household, in accordance with the requirements of the commonwealth’s Building Code, 780 CMR, and the commonwealth’s Sanitary Code, 105 CMR 410.