Bemidji, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 10, art. II § 10-42

Building official means the officer or other designated authority charged with administration and enforcement of the code, or a duly authorized representative.
Family means an individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit; (a)
For purposes of this article "related" will be interpreted herein to include any owner of record and an owner's natural children, adopted children, foster children, spouse, parents or grandparents, siblings, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, guardianships, any significant other and any other dependent minors, residing with that owner as a family unit; "significant other" means romantic partner;
Occupant means any person living or sleeping in a building or having possession of a space within a building.
Person will mean any natural person, the person's heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, and also includes a firm, partnership or corporation, or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid.
Property manager means the person or entity authorized to act as owner's agent in correcting deficiencies and providing the required services necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of tenants and occupants or is able to contact the person so authorized.
Rental certificate of occupancy means a certificate of occupancy issued by the building official serves as notice that the basic rental requirements of this article have been satisfied as of the date issued. The certificate of occupancy will indicate the maximum number of occupants and the maximum number of unrelated tenants.
Rental charge means any compensation, either monetary or "in lieu of" payments, such as but not limited to utilities, upkeep, repair, or the provision of services.
Rental license means a license issued to a property owner authorizing the operation of a rental unit(s).
Resident manager means an on-site manager who is on-site or available 24 hours a day, and who must be able to pass a background check as required by Minnesota Statutes Section 299C.68--299C.71.
Rental property means a rental unit(s) occupied by a person or persons in the status of tenant(s), and will include "lease to buy, contract for deed, installment sale purchases", and other similar arrangements whereby nonpayment of a periodic payment or nonperformance of a periodic service means the occupants may be evicted without the necessity of either a statutory mortgage foreclosure procedure, a statutory termination of contract for deed procedure or a statutory repossession procedure.
Rental unit means a single unit providing complete, separate living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, and is occupied by a tenant(s) for 30 days or more at a time.
Tenant means a person, that is not a family member of the property owner, who is occupying a residential rental unit under lease or contract, written or oral, that requires the payment of money or exchange of services.