Monmouth — Ch. 124 Rental Registration and Inspections § 124.01

The following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them for purposes of this chapter of the City Code, as follows:
Code means any local or State adopted ordinances, statutes, rules or regulations including but not limited to the International Codes, National Fire Protection Code Standards, Life Safety Code, National Electrical Code, Illinois State Plumbing Code or other codes adopted by reference by the jurisdiction.
Entity means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or state recognized organization that is not a natural person.
Inspector means any duly authorized representative(s) of local government including but not limited to building, electrical, fire, plumbing, trash/debris and zoning inspectors.
Landlord means the legal title holder of the premises, as shown by the records of the Warren County Recorder of Deeds Office, which has one or more rental units on it. If the legal title holder is a land trust, however, the landlord shall mean the beneficial owner or owners of the land trust.
Local agent means a person 21 years of age or older who resides in Warren County or maintains an office in Warren County. The local agent shall be authorized by the landlord to receive notices of code violations and receive process in any court proceedings or administrative enforcement proceeding on behalf of the landlord in connection with the enforcement of this chapter to the City Code.
Occupant load means the number of permanent residents allowed to occupy a rental unit. The occupant load is calculated by dividing the gross square footage of the rental space by 200 to determine the occupant load of the rental unit. (This calculation is based on the State of Illinois adopted Life Safety Code 2000 edition, Section 7.3.1.2, Occupant Load Factor for hotels, dormitories, apartment buildings and board and care facilities.)
Permanent resident means any person who occupies, or has the right to occupy, any rental unit for at least 30 consecutive days.
Person means a natural person.
Premises means a tract of land on which one or more rental units is located.
Rental unit means each unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more permanent residents, other than the owner, which has provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. This definition of "rental unit" shall include, but not be limited to properties that are subject to contract for deeds, agreement for deeds, whether they have been recorded or not; properties subject to written or oral lease agreements.
Tenant means the person, or persons, occupying a rental unit who is not a legal title holder of the premises.
Zoning Office shall include any City employee who works in the Zoning Department as defined by the City Code including the Director of Community Development.