City of Beacon, NY Terminology

As used in this chapter, these terms shall have the following meanings:

Any action or proceeding which may be instituted in the City Court of the City of Beacon, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce this chapter.

BUILDING

Any improved real property, residential, commercial (nonresidential) or mixed use (commercial-residential), located within the City of Beacon.

DISABLED PERSON

A person who has any condition which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities, and which are expected to be either permanent or to last for more than six months; or a person who is regarded to have such an impairment.

HOUSING ACCOMMODATION

Any residential premises offered for rent within the City of Beacon. A housing accommodation shall include a residential unit in a mixed use (commercial-residential) building. A housing accommodation shall not include any property to be solely occupied for a commercial use.

LANDLORD

Any owner, lessor, sublessor, assignor, or other person receiving or entitled to receive rent for the occupancy of any housing accommodation or an agent of any of the foregoing.

NON-OWNER-OCCUPIED PROPERTY

A property that does not qualify as owner-occupied.

OWNER

Any individual or individuals, partnership or corporation or other organization, whether forprofit or otherwise, in whose name title to a building stands, including a mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, agent or any other person, firm or corporation in control of the property.

OWNER-OCCUPIED PROPERTY

A property used by the property owner(s) as their primary residence. If the property is owned by a business entity, all owners of the business entity must use the property as their primary residence. When a property is titled in the name of a trustee, the property shall be considered an occupied primary residence if the grantor or grantee is the occupant of the property.

PRIMARY RESIDENCE

The primary location that a person inhabits and resides for at least 180 days in the calendar year.

PROCESS

Any notice, summons or other process issued under any provision of the Code of the City of Beacon or any law or regulation of the State of New York.

RENT

Any consideration, including any bonus, benefit or gratuity demanded or received for or in connection with the possession, use or occupancy of housing accommodations.

RENTAL PROPERTY

Any property which is rented, intended for rental, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for residential, commercial (nonresidential) or mixed use (commercial-residential).

TENANT

A tenant, subtenant, lessee, sublessee, assignee, an occupant of a rooming house or hotel as defined in section 711 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law or any other person entitled to the possession, use or occupancy of any housing accommodation.