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being used or intended to be used for the purpose of living Under this definition. A tent or RV is not
<br />included in the definition of a habitable room.
<br />Inspector means the City Manager, Community Development Director, Building Official, Code
<br />Enforcement Officer, Fire MarshaH and other persons designated by the City Manager.
<br />Multiple dweIIinq_MegLrIs any.vLel Ling ccLntqiLing2_or �LcLreAwe linq nits.
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<br />Occupant means an erson over I vear of age, liyjn sfe ng, coo Kng_j2r eating _j0_.gLhaving actual
<br />dweiring unit.
<br />OpeiLafor means an arson whra hgj_ghaLqe, care or control of a buiiding or part thereof an which
<br />dwellin. units arm Beti.
<br />Owner means any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation or any officer, principal or majority
<br />owner of a firm or corporation having legal or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the
<br />official records of Lamar County as holding title to the property; or otherwise having control of the
<br />property, including the guardian of the estate of any such person, and the executor or administrator of
<br />the estate of such person if ordered to take possession of real property by a court.
<br />Person means an individual, corporation, partnership or any other group acting as a unit.
<br />Quadruplex means a structure containing four (4) dwelling units.
<br />Plumbing means any of the following supplied facilities and equipment: gas pipes, gas burning
<br />equipment, water pipes, garbage disposal units, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, installed
<br />dishwashers, lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes washing machines, catch basins,
<br />drains, vents, and any other similar supplied fixtures, together with all connections to water, sewer, or
<br />gas lines.
<br />Rent or let property means to permit, provide or offer possession or occupancy of a dwelling, dwelling
<br />unit, rooming unit, building, premises or structure by a person who is or is not the legal owner of record
<br />thereof, pursuant to a written or unwritten lease, agreement, or license- and shall include lease to own
<br />contract for deed, installment sales and_purchasEts whereby_nor
<br />the occua(ILs_,Mgy_ be evicted without the necessity. of either a
<br />pLoqe�ure and other siai rq
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<br />Renter or tenant means a person, corporation, partnership, or group dwelling in residential rental
<br />property pursuant to a written or unwritten lease, agreement, or license with or from the owner.
<br />Residential rental property orresidentialrental unit means a structure containing a single dwelling unit,
<br />a duplex, a triplex, a quadraplex, gpartment short-term rental, a rooming or boarding house, or a
<br />group home or halfway house located within a cl,w lfin and Lqrminq a sip aabLitable unit. TlhTm
<br />Sh@11 RI_-t;.RGlude stpueWres in, ap@FtMeRt Gomp4exes wh;.Gh Gentain mere than
<br />four -(4) - '.ZJ-U44t-e:
<br />Rooming house or boarding house means a building arranged or occupied for lodging, with or without
<br />meals, for compensation, and not occupied as a one- or two-family dwelling.
<br />Rooming unit means any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit occupied or intended
<br />to be occupied for sleeping or living, but not for cooking purposes.
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