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LS 3.31.16
<br />providing, exchanging or trading of any such real property, dwelling, building, structure,
<br />premises or portion thereof without loss of leasehold.
<br />"Person" shall mean, without limitation, corporations of every kind, all firms and
<br />companies, partnerships of every kind, private trusts, real estate investment trusts,
<br />estates, associations, joint ventures, limited liability companies of every kind,
<br />cooperatives, all other types of business entities defined or authorized under federal
<br />and state laws, receivers, trustees, guardians or other representatives appointed by
<br />order of any court, and any natural individuals transacting and carrying on any business
<br />in the city as the duly authorized agent of any of the foregoing.
<br />"Property Owner' means that person or entity, including such person's duly authorized
<br />agent, holding a vested ownership interest in a given property, whether recorded or
<br />unrecorded, including any person appearing as the owner of record of the real property
<br />on the most current deed recorded in the Orange County Recorder's Office on the day
<br />of inspection and acting as an Owner - lessor. Property Owner shall include any person
<br />holding a leasehold interest acting as a Leaseholder - lessor on the day of inspection,
<br />including such person's duly authorized agent. In addition, Property Owner shall also
<br />mean any person holding equitable title in a given property pursuant to a land sale
<br />contract, including such person's duly authorized agent.
<br />"Owner - lessor" shall mean any person, including the duly authorized agent of such
<br />person, who, while an owner or while having an ownership interest in any residential
<br />real estate, acts as a lessor by engaging in the leasing, renting, providing, exchanging
<br />or trading of any such real property, dwelling, building, structure, premises or portion
<br />thereof without loss of ownership.
<br />"Owner's representative" means the property owner's duly authorized agent, including
<br />but not limited to, property manager or other person who has charge or control over a
<br />rental housing property or a rental housing unit on behalf of the property owner.
<br />"Occupant" means any person who occupies a unit, whether as an owner, tenant, co-
<br />tenant, lessee, or permittee of the owner, regardless of any lease agreement.
<br />"Premises" shall include all lands, buildings, accessory buildings or structures erected or
<br />modified, equipment and appurtenances connected or used therewith, and any personal
<br />property affixed to or otherwise used for the purpose of transacting and carrying on any
<br />business on such premises.
<br />"Rental housing property" means a parcel of real property, as shown on the latest
<br />equalized tax assessment roll as maintained by the assessor of the County of Orange,
<br />upon which at least one rental housing unit is maintained. "Rental housing property"
<br />includes the premises upon which a rental housing unit is located, including parking
<br />areas, driveways, landscaping, accessory structures, fences, walls, swimming pools,
<br />hot tubs, and spas.
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