[Adopted 4-26-1988 as Ch. 10, Art. I of the 1988 Code;
amended in its entirety 10-9-2012]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
OWNER'S AGENT
Any person, entity, agency, firm, or corporation authorized
to represent the owner in matters pertaining to the management, rental,
collection of rents, or maintenance of the rental unit.
RENTAL UNIT
As established by Massachusetts Sanitary Code (105 CMR 410)
and the Lowell Zoning Code, any legal dwelling, housing, rooming,
or tenement unit provided, rented or operated for compensation, and
allowing occupancy by one or more persons for 30 or more consecutive
days. Rental units shall not include dormitories, owner-occupied two-family
units, health-care facilities, or units designated specifically for
the care of the sick, aged, disabled or convalescent.
VIOLATION NOTICE
A written notice of violation or violation ticket issued
by a code enforcement inspector from the Division of Development Services
or Lowell Fire Department indicating one or more violations of Massachusetts
Sanitary Code, Building Code, Fire Code or local ordinances.