Canisteo, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 87 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 87-2

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: ABSENTEE LANDLORD Any owner of rental property who resides outside the designated boundaries of Steuben County as those boundaries may be defined at the time of regular, periodic property registration. BUYER (in land contract) A person or entity who is a party to an agreement (land contract) which requires installment payments to a seller of property. Said buyer does not become the owner of said property until title or deed is conveyed upon satisfaction of the installment purchase agreement. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER The Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Canisteo. INSPECTION An examination of rental housing or any part thereof as the Mayor and Board of Trustees deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article. LAND CONTRACT A contract between a buyer and seller of a property, wherein the seller holds the title or deed to the property until all agreed upon payments have been made in full. RENTAL PROPERTY/HOUSING Any structure or portion thereof, or combination of related structures and appurtenances, operated as a single entity, of which the owner or operator thereof provides, for a consideration, one or more dwelling units. Rental housing includes multiple-family dwelling units, including upper-level storefronts and single-family dwelling units, including mobile homes. For purposes of this article, "land contracts" are deemed installment or rental/sales agreements and as such the seller is deemed to be the owner of a rental property and therefore subject the requirements of this article. Rental housing does not include hotels, inns, motels, nursing homes, hospices and other residential medical or psychiatric care facilities. RENTAL UNIT/DWELLING UNIT Any housing unit which is occupied by persons other than the property owner for which a fee or compensation, monetary or otherwise, is received by the property owner in exchange for such occupation. RESIDENT AGENT A person, who resides within the designated boundaries of Steuben County, who is authorized to do the following on behalf of the rental property owner: A. Make, contract for, and authorize necessary repairs to the rental property. B. Comply with the orders, notices and requests of the Code Enforcement Officer. C. Accept all communications, notices, orders and all types of service of process, including, but not limited to, municipal infraction citations relating to the rental property. The resident agent may, but need not, be the owner of the rental property. SELLER (in land contract) The property owner of record who enters into an agreement (land contract) with a buyer wherein the seller agrees to accept installment payments from the buyer for the purchase of said property. The seller retains the title or deed to said property until all agreed upon payments have been made in full. TENANT Any person who occupies a dwelling unit for living or dwelling purposes with the rental property owner's consent and for such occupation pays a fee or compensation, monetary or otherwise.