Justice Ch. 5 Art. IX Occupancy Standards (§§5-301–5-310) § 5-302.

(a) General Definitions : Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent sections of this Article.


Code : Includes any ordinance or governmental regulation concerning fitness for habitation, or the construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use or appearance of any premises or dwelling unit.


Dwelling Unit : A structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons who maintain a household.


Landlord : The owner, lessor or sublessor of the dwelling unit or the building of which it is a part. An owner is one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested all or part of the legal title to property, or all or part of the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the premises, including a mortgagee in possession.


Person : An individual or a corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association or any other legal or commercial entity.


Premises : A dwelling unit and the structure of which it is a part, and facilities and appurtenances therein, and grounds, areas and facilities held out for the uses of tenants.


Rental Agreement : All agreements and valid rules and regulations embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit and premises.


Tenant : A person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.


(b) Notice : A person has notice of a fact if:


(1) He has actual knowledge of it;


(2) He has received notice of it; or


(3) From all of the facts and circumstances known to him at the time in question, he has reason to know that it exists. A person gives notice to another by taking steps reasonably calculated to inform the other in ordinary course whether or not the other actually comes to know of it.


(Ord. 97-2, § 2, 1-27-1997)