North Chicago — Title 5 Ch. 14 Landlord Licensing § 5-14-2

A. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter:
1. 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 City.
2. Building Code shall mean those codes adopted, and as amended, under section 12-1-1 of the City Code.
3. Code Official shall mean Economic and Community Development Director or his/her designee.
4. 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.
5. Guest shall mean a person who is a temporary resident (less than ten (10) 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 dwelling unit without providing compensation for the privilege of occupying said unit.
6. Inspection means a visual examination by a Code Official to determine compliance with portions of the Building Code and/or City Code related to life and safety.
7. Landlord License means the license issued by the City to the owner(s) of residential rental property.
8. Landlord License Certificate of Compliance means the document issued by a Code Official affirming that an individual dwelling unit has been inspected by the Department of Economic and Community Development and found to be habitable and approved for occupancy as a residential rental property, pursuant to section 6-5-1 of the City Code.
9. 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 an unrecorded agreement of contract for the sale of the premises.
10. Maximum Allowable Occupancy shall be the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a dwelling unit by the application of the Building Code or City Code.
11. Multi-Unit shall mean two (2) or more dwelling units at a property address.
12. Occupant means a person occupying a dwelling unit, or using the property as a legal address for any purpose.
13. Owner means any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable ownership interest in the fee title to the property.
14. 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.
15. Premises shall mean a lot, plot or parcel of land, easement or public way, and any structures thereon.
16. Property Agent means a person, operator, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity designated in writing by the property owner to the City to manage a residential rental property including the authority to receive notices or citations.
17. Reinspection means an inspection to determine the landlord's or owner's correction of ordinance violations cited during the initial inspection.
18. Residential Rental Property means any dwelling unit and common grounds let or intended to be let for any amount of rent or other compensation.
19. 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.
20. Short-term rental means the use of a dwelling unit for overnight accommodation that is made available for rent by transient guests for a period shorter than thirty (30) consecutive days. The term "short-term rental" further includes a bed and breakfast establishment as defined under the Bed and Breakfast Act (50 ILCS 820/1 et seq.), as amended from time to time. The use of the term "short-term rental" as used in this Chapter does not include motels, hotels, or food service establishments.
21. Short-term rental endorsement means the endorsement given by the City for a landlord license to be issued for a short-term rental.
B. Definitions for words not defined in this chapter shall reference section 1-3-2 of the City Code, when applicable.