South Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 12 (Housing)

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South Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 12 (Housing)
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Housing Unit means one or more rooms, including a building, physically located
within the City and that form a single unit used or intended for use as a residence
under the terms of a Lease or Rental Agreement.

Landlord means the Owner(s) of a Housing Unit, or the sub-lessor(s) of a
Housing Unit, and any Person acting as an agent, representative, successor, or
assignee of any such owner or sub-lessor with respect to the Housing Unit.

Lease means a written agreement between, and signed by, a Landlord and a
Tenant, or a sub-lessor and a subtenant, for the lease or sub-lease of a Housing
Unit for residential purposes during a Lease Term, including any amendments to, and
extensions of, that agreement, but shall not include any agreement to the extent
that it creates a Tenancy at Will.

Lease Tenancy means any tenancy, other than a Tenancy at Will, created in a
Lease.

Lease Term means the period, including any extensions of the same, during
which the tenancy granted to the Tenant in a Lease is to run as provided in that
Lease, unless earlier terminated as provided in that Lease for breach of its terms
or other contingent event.

Notice to Increase Rent means a written notice provided by a Landlord to a
Tenant that sets forth the amount of the increase in the monthly rent.

Owner means any Person that holds title, singly or with others, to one or more
Housing Units in any manner that permits that Owner, by itself or in combination
with other Owners of any such Housing Units, to create a Lease Tenancy or Tenancy at
Will in those Housing Units.