"Rental agreement" means all
agreements, written or oral, which establish or modify the terms, conditions,
rules, regulations, or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of
a dwelling unit and premises.
"Roomer" or "boarder" means
a tenant occupying a dwelling unit:
(1) [That] lacks at least one major bathroom or
kitchen facility, such as a toilet, refrigerator, or stove[;]
(2) In a building where one or more such major
facilities are supplied to be used in common by the occupants of the tenant's
dwelling unit and by the occupants of one or more other dwelling units[;] and
(3) In a building in which the landlord resides.
"Single family residence" means a
structure maintained and used as a single dwelling unit. Notwithstanding that
a dwelling unit shares one or more walls with another dwelling unit, it shall
be deemed a single family residence if it has direct access to a street or
thoroughfare and does not share hot water equipment or any other essential
facility or service with any other dwelling unit.
"Tenant" means any person who
occupies a dwelling unit for dwelling purposes under a rental agreement.
"Utility service" means service for
electricity, water, sewer, and natural gas. [L 1972, c 132, pt of §1; am L
1975, c 10, §1; am L 1988, c 307, §2; am L 1991, c 212, §9; am L 2015, c 29, §2]
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