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"Occupant" means any person occupying, living, or sleeping or having possession of a space within any dwelling. "Owner" or "Licensee" means any person having a legal or equitable interest in a dwelling that is required to be licensed under this Chapter as recorded in the official State, County or City records as holding title to the property or otherwise having control of the property. "Person" may be an individual, corporation, firm, association, company, partnership, organization or any other group acting as a unit. "Rental Dwelling" means any dwelling used for residential occupancy by one or more Persons who are not the owner or a member of the owner's immediate family. "Rental Dwelling License" means a certificate issued by the City Administrator or designee after the rental dwelling or rental dwelling unit has passed a rental dwelling inspection. "Rental Dwelling Unit" means any room or rooms, or space, in any rental dwelling designed or used for residential occupancy by one or more persons who are not the owner or the owner's qualifying relative. Qualifying relative is defined as: parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. This relationship may be either by blood or by marriage. "Short term rental (STR)" means a dwelling unit, offered to the public in exchange for money, goods or services, on a nightly or weekly basis for not more than 30 consecutive days. "Tenant" means any person occupying a dwelling unit or having possession of a space within a dwelling unit who pays, in any manner, for the right to occupy such space or who has a leasehold right to occupy the dwelling unit. (Ord. No. 21-17, § 2, 8-24-2021) Secs. 26-61516-26-644. Reserved. DIVISION 2. LICENSE Sec. 26-645. License required. No person shall operate a rental dwelling building or unit without first having obtained a license to do so from the City. (la) A rental license is required for all rentals, including short term rentals (STRs). (2b) Tents, campers, trailers, yurts, and similar may not be rented out or used as residences. Only those places of residence with active certificates of occupancy (CO) for habitation may be rented. Property owners may not let or rent land for camping unless locating in a properly zoned and designated campground in accordance with City Code. (c) Exceptions. (1) These rental licensing requirements do not apply to residential property that has been sold on a contract for deed so long as the purchaser (vendee) occupies the property and the sale document used to memorialize the sale is a Minnesota uniform conveyancing blank and is recorded with the Anoka County Recorder's office and a copy is provided to the City upon request. Page 2 of 12