(10) The landlord has submitted documentation to the Boston Redevelopment Authority as part of the development review process under the city’s Zoning Code Article 80-B (large project review), Article 80-C (planned development area review) or Article 80-E (small project review) identifying the project as containing a condominium or cooperative use.
INTEREST SUBSIDY. Any payment made by a federal or state government to reduce the effective interest rate payable by a mortgagor.
ISD. The City Inspectional Services Department.
LANDLORD. The individual who holds title to any housing accommodation in any manner, including, without limitation, a partnership, corporation or trust. For purposes of this Section, the rights and duties of the LANDLORD hereunder shall be the obligation of anyone who manages, controls or customarily accepts rent on behalf of the LANDLORD.
LOW OR MODERATE INCOME TENANT. A tenant or group of tenants, all of whom occupy the same dwelling unit, whose total income for the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the notice provided for hereunder is given or shown to have been given, or the exercising of any right, whichever may occur later, is not more than 80% of the area median income, adjusted for household size, as published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING STABILITY or “OHS”. The Office of Housing Stability, a division within the Boston Department of Neighborhood Development charged with a number of responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, helping tenants and landlords understand their rights and responsibilities under commonwealth and local landlord-tenant laws, and providing assistance to support renter households who are at risk of displacement due to fires, evictions and other physical, economic or health circumstances.
RENT. The consideration, including without limitation, all bonuses, benefits, gratuities or charges contingent or otherwise, demanded or received for, or in connection with, the use or occupancy of a housing accommodation, for housing services, or for the transfer of a lease of a housing accommodation.
RENTAL HOUSING AGREEMENT. An agreement, oral, written or implied, between a landlord and a tenant for the use and occupancy of a housing accommodation and for housing services.
TENANT. A tenant, subtenant, lessee, sub-lessee or other person, entitled under the terms of a rental housing agreement to the use and occupancy of any housing accommodation.
UNIT. As defined in Section 3 of Chapter 527 of the Acts of 1983, as amended by Section 7 of Chapter 709 of the Acts of 1989.
(Ord. 1972 c. 19; Ord. 1974 c. 13; Ord. 1975 c. 15; CBC 1975 Ord. T10 § 1; Ord. 1979 cs. 29, 37; Ord. 1981 c. 8; Ord. 1982 cs. 15, 16, 17, 26, 37; Ord. 1983 cs. 1, 9, 17, 23, 33; Ord. 1985 c. 11, §§ 5, 6; CBC 1985 10-2.1; Ord. 1987 c. 4; Ord. 1987 c. 6 § 1; Ord. 1987 c. 12 § 1; Ord. 1988 c. 9 §§ 2, 3, 4; Ord. 1988 c. 11 §§ 2, 3, 4; Ord. 1989 c. 1 § 1; Ord. 1989 c. 2 § 1; Ord. 1993 c. 10 § 1; Ord. 1994 c. 8 § 1; Ord. 1996 c. 1 §§ 1, 2, 3; Ord. 1996 c. 3, § 1; Ord. 1996 c. 9 § 2, 3; Ord. 1999 c. 8 § 1; Ord. 2014 c. 16 § 1; Ord. 2021 c. 3 § 1)