Mundelein — Ch. 16.44 Rental Housing Properties § 16.44.020

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:
"Administrative hearing officer" means a person who hears testimony and accepts evidence that is relevant to the existence of a code violation by virtue of the administrative adjudication process for the Village of Mundelein.
"Building code" shall mean those codes adopted, and as amended, under Chapter 16.04 of the Mundelein, Illinois Village Code.
"Building commissioner" shall mean "code official" and visa versa.
"Certificate of registration" means the certificate issued by the village to the owners of residential rental property.
"Crime-free multi-housing coordinator" shall be a police officer from the Crime Prevention Bureau of the Mundelein Police Department.
"Dwelling unit" means the permanent or temporary abode of a family, an individual, or group of individuals; a single unit providing complete independent facilities for the exclusive use of the family, individual, or group of individuals, including but not limited to permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
"Guest" shall mean a person who is a temporary resident (less than ten percent of the time) of a dwelling unit and who does not utilize the unit as a legal address for any purpose. "Guest" shall also mean a person who occupies a rental unit without providing compensation for the privilege of occupying such rental unit.
"Inspection" means a visual examination by code officials to determine compliance with village ordinances.
"Let for occupancy" or "let" means to permit, provide or offer possession or occupancy of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, building, premise or structure to a person who is not the legal owner of record thereof, pursuant to a written or unwritten lease, agreement or registration, or pursuant to a recorded or unrecorded agreement of contract for the sale of the premises.
"Maximum allowable occupancy" shall be the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a dwelling unit determined under the building code or property maintenance code.
"Occupant" means a person occupying a dwelling unit, or using the property as a legal address for any purpose.
"Owner" means any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable ownership interest in the fee title to the property.
"Person" includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization or any group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person. References in the masculine gender include the feminine gender and the neuter. The present tense shall include the future tense, and the singular shall also include the plural.
"Premises" shall mean a lot, plot or parcel of land, easement or public way, and any structures thereon.
"Property agent" means a person, operator, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity designated in writing by the property owner to the building commissioner to manage a residential rental property including the authority to receive notices or citations.
"Property maintenance code" shall mean those codes adopted, and as amended, under Chapter 16.07 of the Mundelein, Illinois Village Code.
"Re-inspection" means an inspection to determine the landlord or owner's correction of ordinance violations cited during the initial inspection.
"Residential rental property" means any dwelling unit let or intended to be let for any amount of rent or other compensation.
"Rooming unit" is a room or a suite of rooms forming a single, separate, habitable unit to be used for living and/or sleeping, but not for cooking and/or eating purposes.
"Unable to inspect" shall mean the inability of code officials to schedule an inspection with the owner, manager or agent after being properly served a request of inspection notice.