Any word or term not defined herein shall be used with a meaning of standard usage. The following words or phrases, as used in this chapter, are defined as follows:
A person authorized to do any of the following on behalf of the landlord or owner:
The owner or agent of real property who offers the residential rental unit to others for a defined term, including month to month, in exchange for monetary compensation or other considerations, or both.
A person designated by the property owner who shall be available during the term of any short-term rental for the purpose of 1) responding within 120 minutes to complaints regarding the condition or operation of the dwelling unit or the portion of the unit used for shortterm rental, or the conduct of the short-term rental transients; and 2) taking action on behalf of the property owner, up to and including termination of the short-term rental, if allowed by and pursuant to the short-term rental agreement, to resolve such complaints.
A natural person, a partnership, a corporation, a limited partnership, a trust, a joint-stock company, a voluntary association, a club, a society or any group of persons acting as a unit.
Any building, structure, or room that is rented or offered for rent as living quarters. Residential rental units do not include bed-andbreakfasts, hotels, inns, or motels.
All or any portion of a residential dwelling unit, which is advertised or held out to the public as a place regularly rented for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes to one party with a duration of occupancy of 30 consecutive days or less. Hotels, motels, and other land uses explicitly defined and regulated in Chapter 220 separately from short-term rentals are not considered to be short-term rentals.
Any person or persons, including the lessee, who occupies a residential rental unit or rental room with the landlord's consent and upon payment of compensation or gives other considerations in exchange for occupancy.