Dwelling unit shall mean a room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
EMP shall mean essential maintenance practices required by 17 V.S.A § 1759.
Enforcement agency shall mean the agency, department, division or office designated by the city council as the entity responsible for the administration and enforcement of the minimum housing standards ordinance.
Enforcement officer shall mean the director or individual responsible for the administration of the enforcement agency.
Guest means a person who, in exchange for compensation, rents a short term rental.
Habitable room shall mean a room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, foyers, pantries, communicating corridors, stairways, closets, basement recreation rooms and storage spaces.
Heated space shall mean any living space within the exterior boundaries defining the building into which heat is intentionally introduced during the heating season.
Host means a person who operates a short term rental (whole or partial unit). The host is the primary contact for guests to make reservations and to contact during their stay. The host oversees compliance of the short term rental with all applicable rules and regulations, receives guests’ payment for short term rental stays, and is responsible for remitting all taxes imposed on a guest’s occupancy. The host may be the property owner or tenant.