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<br /> <br />EXHIBIT B <br />CHAPTER 713 Licensing of Rental Units <br />713.01 DEFINITIONS. <br />For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the <br />meanings ascribed to them in this section: <br />(a) "Rental Unit" means any dwelling unit or any rented room within a dwelling <br />unit, where either money or other valuable consideration is paid for the occupancy of <br />the rental unit by one or more nontransients. Rental units do not include nursing <br />homes, group homes or assisted living centers. <br />(b) "Dwelling Unit" means a group of rooms arranged, maintained or designed to <br />be occupied by one or more nontransients that consists of a bathroom with a toilet and <br />tub or shower facilities; kitchen facilities; and sleeping facilities which are used <br />exclusively by the occupants. A dwelling unit may be located in a single family <br />residence, two or three family residence, condominium or multi-family building. <br />(b) "Nontransient" means a person who resides in the same building or quarters for <br />a period of thirty days or more. <br />713.02 PURPOSE. <br />(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum standards necessary to make all <br />rental units safe, sanitary, free from fire and health dangers, fit for human habitation <br />and beneficial to the public welfare; to establish minimum standards governing the <br />maintenance of rental units in such condition as will not constitute a blighting or <br />deteriorating influence on the neighborhood and the community; to require the <br />licensing of all rental units and fix a license fee; to fix responsibilities of owners and <br />occupants of rental units with respect to sanitation, repair and maintenance; to <br />authorize the inspection of rental units; to establish enforcement procedures, and to fix <br />penalties for violations. <br />(b) No owner or agent shall rent, lease or offer for rental or lease any rental unit which