FORMER HOMEOWNER. Any natural person or group of natural persons who, prior to foreclosure of a housing accommodation, had been the title owner or owners of such housing accommodation, or who has a legal or beneficial interest in the housing accommodation by dissolution of marriage, separation agreement, survivorship, devise or intestate succession, and who at the time of foreclosure actually occupied such housing accommodation as a resident or residents.
LANDLORD. Owner of record, or lessor or sub-lessor of an owner of record, or any other person, project, housing development or other entity entitled either to receive rent for the use and occupancy of any rental unit or to maintain an action for possession of a rental unit, or an agent, representative, successor or assignee of any of the foregoing.
LEASE NON-RENEWAL OR EXPIRATION. A provision in a written rental agreement for a housing accommodation or rental unit that the lease will expire either as of a fixed date, or at the election of the owner for the failure of the tenant to take certain affirmative action.
NOTICE TO QUIT. Any written notice sent by a landlord or a foreclosing owner to a tenant or former homeowner of a residential rental unit or housing accommodation seeking to terminate the tenant’s tenancy or the former homeowner’s occupancy of such rental unit or housing accommodation.
OFFICE OF HOUSING STABILITY. The Office of the city created to address the problem of displacement in the city, or any subsequent or successor Office or entity similarly empowered with like purpose or responsibility, or if no such Office exists, the City Office or entity with the closest corresponding purpose or responsibility.