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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Person means an individual, corporation, business or other trust, estate,
limited or general partnership, limited liability company, association, joint
venture, Affiliate, or any other legal or commercial organization, and also includes
any employee, agent, member, manager, independent contractor, servant, or other
representative of the same with respect to a Housing Unit.

Rent means the monetary payment by a Tenant to a Landlord for the use and
occupancy of a Housing Unit and any other charge or fee imposed for a Housing
Service in the terms of a Lease or Rental Agreement other than increases resulting
from, and not exceeding, increases in costs or expenses imposed by parties other
than the Landlord, but which are incurred by the Landlord and that, under the terms
of the Lease or Rental Agreement, are to be paid by the Tenant.

Rental Agreement means any written or oral agreement that creates or extends a
Tenancy at Will for residential purposes in a Housing Unit.

Tenant means any individual, other than a Landlord, who becomes entitled to
possession of a Housing Unit for residential purposes as a Tenant at Will or as the
holder of a Lease Tenancy.

Tenancy at Will means a tenancy at will as that term is used in 14 M.R.S.
§ 6002, as may be amended from time to time, in or for any Housing Unit.

Tenant at Will means any Person who is in possession of, or is entitled to be
in possession of, a Housing Unit as a party to and under the terms of a Rental
Agreement.
(Ord. No. 17-22/23, 2/21/2023 [Fiscal Note: Less than $1000])
Sec. 12-503. Exemptions.

The following Housing Units are exempt from the provisions of this Article: