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(1) Qualified Tenant. Any tenant who satisfies any of the following criteria on the date of service of the written notice of termination described in California Civil Code Section 1946: has attained age 62; is handicapped as defined in Section 50072 of the California Health & Safety Code; is disabled as defined in Title 42 United States Code § 423; or is a person residing with and on whom is legally dependent (as determined for federal income tax purposes) one or more minor children. (in) Relocation Assistance. Financial assistance in the amounts, as set forth in Section 5, infra. (n) Rent. All periodic payments and all nonmonetary consideration including, but not limited to, the fair market value of goods, labor performed or services rendered to or for the benefit of the Landlord under a Rental Housing Agreement concerning the use or occupancy of a Rental Unit and premises and attendant Housing Services, including all payment and consideration demanded or paid for parking, Utility Charges, pets, furniture, and/or subletting. (o) Rental Housing Agreement. An agreement, oral, written, or implied, between a Landlord and Tenant, or a Landlord and a Tenant for use or occupancy of a Rental Unit and for Housing Services. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the terms "Rental Housing Agreement' and "Lease" are interchangeable. (p) Rental Unit. Any building, structure, or part thereof, or land appurtenant thereto, or any other rental property rented or offered for rent for residential purposes, whether or not such units possess a valid Certificate of Occupancy for use as rental housing, together with all Housing Services connected with use or occupancy of such Property, such as common areas and recreational facilities held out for use by the Tenant, which is offered or available for rent. (q) Single -Family Home. A detached building containing a single residential dwelling unit separately alienable from any other dwelling unit. (r) Tenant. A Tenant, subtenant, lessee, sublessee or any other person entitled under the terms of a Rental Housing Agreement or this Ordinance to the use or occupancy of any Rental Unit. (s) Utility Charges. Any charges for gas, electricity, water, garbage, sewer, telephone, cable, internet, or other service relating to the use and occupancy of a Rental Unit. (t) Written Notice to Cease. A written notice provided by a Landlord that gives a Tenant an opportunity to cure an alleged violation or problem prior to initiating legal proceedings to terminate tenancy. Any Written Notice to Cease must: (1) Be in a language that the Tenant can interpret or understand; (2) Provide the Tenant a reasonable period to cure the alleged violation or problem; (3) Inform the Tenant that failure to cure may result in the initiation of eviction proceedings;