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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13-10 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
13-10-010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall be construed as herein defined:
"Building" shall mean means:
(j) a structure, or part thereof, enclosing space designed or used for four or more family units, containing four or more dwelling units, or designed or used for sleeping accommodations, other than family dwelling units, for ten persons or more, not including buildings licensed under Section 4-6-170; or (ii) a structure, or part thereof, containing less than 4 rental units and the owner of the structure owns 5 or more such structures in the city-
"Code" shall mean the building code;
"Dwelling unif has the meaning ascribed to that term in section 17-17-0248.5.
(g d) "Mortgage" shall mean any consensual interest or consensual lien created by a written instrument which grants or retains an interest in realty to secure a debt or other obligation. Real estate installment sales contracts shall be deemed mortgages for the purposes of this chapter; and
(d e) "Owner" shall mean the legal title holder or holders of the realty, except (1) if legal title is held by an Illinois Land Trust, owner shall mean the beneficial owner or owners of the trust; and (2) if there is a purchaser or purchasers under a real estate installment sales contract, owner shall mean the purchaser or purchasers. The singular shall include the plural throughout. For the purpose of Section 13-10-030(a) the owner shall mean the legal title holder(s), beneficial owner(s) and contract purchasers) ofthe realty.
(f) "Rental unif means any dwelling unit which is not owner occupied and which is held out for rent to tenants, including anv single-family home held out for rent to t...
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