Tenants' union shall mean an organization whose membership is comprised of the tenants living in
a housing accommodation containing five (5) or more separate rental units sharing
common ownership and located on the same parcel or adjoining parcels of land, and
that has been created by agreement of a majority of the tenants listed as lessees
within the housing accommodation. Such organization must be registered with the commission
to participate in any studies, investigations, or hearings. Tenants living in an owner-occupied
housing accommodation may not organize a tenants' union.
Tenants' union representative shall mean the person designated by the members of a tenants' union to represent
it in connection with any studies, investigations, and hearings involving that tenants'
union or its members. Such person is not required to be a tenant or resident of the
housing accommodation.
(Ord. of 12-13-84; Ord. No. 1941, 9-6-22; Ord. No. 2024-0033, 12-2-24)