The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
A. Enforcement Action. Enforcement action means the issuance of a notice of summary abate-ment, notice of hearing on proposed abatement, administrative penalty, nuisance abatement order or other administrative action, or the filing of a civil complaint or criminal citation or complaint.
B. Notice of Violation. Notice of violation in addition to a notice so labeled means a notice, including but not limited to, a compliance order issued by the City stating that a unit, due to its substandard condition, is in violation of the housing, building or fire codes, or stating that a unit shall be vacated because its existence, use or occupancy is unlawful under state law or applicable city code.
C. Tenant. Tenant in the singular or in the plural refers to a person or persons who rent or are otherwise in lawful tenancy of a unit under the terms of tenancy or with the knowledge or consent of the owner or the owner’s agent.
D. Owner. Owner means any person who holds legal title, in whole or in part, to a unit subject to this chapter.
E. Unit. Unit means any dwelling or room which is the permanent or customary and usual residence from which a tenant is displaced. (Ord. 137 § 1 (part), 2003)