As used in Chapter 8.22, the following terms mean:

Basement. That portion of a building which is partly or completely below grade.

Cellar. A portion of a building located partly or wholly underground, and having one-half (1/2) of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.

Common Areas. Those interior and exterior areas of the residential rental property as defined herein or which the occupants have access, including, but not limited to, entrances, exits, hallways, stairways, basements, cellars, laundry rooms, attics, porches and yards.

Dormitory. A building, or a space in a building, in which group sleeping accommodations are provided for more than 16 persons who are not members of the same family in one room or a series of closely associated rooms under joint occupancy and single management, with or without meals, but without individual cooking facilities.

Dwelling. Any building located in the City, which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants; provided that temporary housing as defined below shall not be regarded as a dwelling. For purposes of Chapter 8.22, the term shall be synonymous with “residential rental property.”

Dwelling Unit. A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.

Occupant. Any individual living or sleeping in a building, or having possession of a space within a building.

Owner. The current owner of real property as shown in the property records of Multnomah County, Oregon.

Owner-Occupied. Any dwelling where the owner resides in one of the dwelling units.

Person. Any natural person or any partnership, corporation, company, trust or other legal entity.

Premises. Is the entire interior and exterior portions of a dwelling, including the common areas thereof; the facilities and appurtenances therein, and the grounds, areas and facilities held out for the use of occupants generally, or whose use is promised to the tenant/occupant.

Property. Includes all lands, including all structures, improvements and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used in connection therewith.

Property Maintenance Code of Wood Village. Chapter 8.18 of the Wood Village Municipal Code, which may also be cited as the “PMC.”

Property Management Company. Any person that manages real property on behalf of the owner.

Residential Rental Property. A property with one or more residential rental units, regardless of whether anyone is currently residing in each unit.

Residential Rental Unit. A dwelling containing one or more separate living quarters (kitchen, bathroom and living room), one or more of which is rented, leased or let in exchange for monetary or other compensation.

Rooming House. A building arranged or occupied for lodging, with or without meals, for compensation and not occupied as a one or two-family dwelling.

Rooming Unit. Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping or living, but not for cooking purposes.

Temporary Housing. A tent, trailer, or similar structure which is used as human shelter for not more than thirty (30) consecutive days, or more than ninety (90) days, in any calendar year.

Tenant. Any person who controls or possesses real property under a lease, a month-to-month tenancy, by permission by the owner, or otherwise.