Northfield, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 14, art. III § 14-80

The following terms shall be defined as provided in this section for purposes of this article, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Terms which are not defined in this section or elsewhere in this article shall have their ordinary accepted meanings as determined by the context in which they are used.
Adult is a person 18 years of age or older.
Apartment building is a building or portion of a building that contains three or more dwelling units.
Building code or state building code is the Minnesota State Building Code established pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 326B.101--326B.16, and optional codes adopted by the city pursuant to section 34-296 of this Code, as amended from time to time.
Advisory inspection is an inspection of a premises by request of the owner prior to issuance/ application for a rental license for the purpose of identifying issues to be proactively addressed by the owner.
Building official is the person designated by the city as its building official and includes any person designated by the building official to perform any of the functions of the building official under this article.
Bedroom is a room of at least 70 square feet of habitable floor area and comply with the applicable provisions in the 2006 International Property Maintenance Code including, but not limited to, the light, ventilation, room area, ceiling height, and room width requirements.
City means the City of Northfield, Minnesota.
Dwelling is a building wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating purposes by human occupants, but not including hotels and motels.
Dwelling unit is a room or a group of rooms located within a dwelling or apartment building which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating purposes.
Egress is an arrangement of exit facilities to assure a safe means of exit from a building.
Let is to give the use of a unit by an owner, agent, or manager to a tenant in return for rent.
Manager is a person who has charge, care or control of a building or part thereof in which dwelling unit(s) or rooming unit(s) are let.
Maximum occupancy is the maximum number of occupants of a unit, as determined by the building official, in accordance with this article.
Northfield Property Maintenance Code is sections 12-21--12.23 of this Code, as it may be amended from time to time.
Nuisance is any nuisance or blight as defined by this article or other provision of this Code.
Occupant is an individual living in or having possession of a building or part thereof for 14 consecutive days or more, whether or not the individual is occasionally absent from the premises.
Owner is a person or entity which alone or jointly with others owns or has an ownership interest in a dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit within the city. Owner shall include any agent or manager designated by the owner to be responsible for the rental property, but the owner shall remain responsible for full compliance with this article.
Premises includes a dwelling or dwellings, surrounding land related thereto, and other structures located on such land.
Refuse is all putrescible and nonputrescible waste solids including garbage and rubbish. (Putrescible means liable to undergo bacterial decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at normal temperatures.)
Related means whole or half relationship between persons through a common ancestor or descendant or by a relationship as husband, wife, domestic partner as defined in section 2-12 , stepparent, stepchild, parent and adopted child, or foster parent and foster child.
Rent is a stated return or payment for the temporary possession of a unit. The return or payment may be money, service, property, or other valuable consideration.
Rental agent is a person who is the representative of an owner of rental property.
Rental property is any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, or multiples thereof on one property and the related premises which are subject to this article.
Rooming unit is a room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking purposes, along with private or shared sanitation facilities.
Safety is the condition of being reasonably free from danger and hazards which may cause injury or illness.
Short-term rental is any residential property, dwelling, dwelling unit, or a portion thereof that is rented to a transient for less than 30 consecutive calendar days.
Tenant means any person who occupies and uses as their primary residence a unit furnished to said person for payment of a rent to another.
Transient is any person who, at their own expense or at the expense of another, exercises occupancy or possession, or is entitled to occupancy or possession, by reason of any rental agreement, concession, permit, right of access, option to purchase, license, time-sharing arrangement, or any other type of agreement for a period of less than 30 consecutive calendar days.
Unit is any dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit regulated by this article.