Southfield — Ch. 105 Registration and Inspection of Multiple Family Residential Dwellings § 8.702

(1) Applicable codes shall mean the current fire prevention, building, property maintenance, plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes adopted by the city, and other city ordinances.
(2) Code official shall mean a city building official, building inspector, the director of the department, and other persons designated and legally authorized by the director, the city administrator, and/or the city council to administer and enforce this chapter.
(3) Common areas shall mean those areas within or on the multiple family residential dwelling premises, including, without limitation, the roof, exterior structures and appurtenances, lobbies, mechanical rooms, and common hallways, stairwells, laundry facilities, basements, fitness areas, multi-purpose rooms, restrooms, and the like.
(4) Department shall mean the department of building and safety engineering or any successor department hereafter established.
(5) Dwelling unit shall mean a single unit providing independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
(6) Lease, when used herein as a noun, shall mean a written or unwritten agreement or contract that sets forth the terms and conditions, rights and obligations of each party with respect to a residential dwelling, dwelling unit, building, premises, or structure that is not occupied by the owner.
(7) Manager shall mean the person or entity appointed or hired by the owner to be responsible for the daily operation of a multiple family residential dwelling.
(8) Multiple family residential dwelling or premises shall mean a multi-family residential rental property under common ownership containing three (3) or more separate living units designed, built, rented, leased, let out or hired out to be occupied, or that are occupied, as residences, but excludes a condominium project as established pursuant to PA 59 of 1978, MCL 559.101 et seq., where occupants own a fee interest in their respective units, and also excludes multiple family residential dwellings which are subject to inspection by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Federal Housing Administration upon proof of inspection and compliance being provided to the city.
(9) Owner shall mean the person(s) or entities who/which holds title to a multiple family residential dwelling.
(10) Resident agent shall mean the person identified by the owner of a multiple family residential dwelling in the registration filed pursuant to this chapter authorized to receive any legal process and/or notice required or provided for in this chapter on behalf of an owner.