As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Dwelling unit' means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by a tenant. 'Dwelling unit' includes a mobile home, as defined in section 38-12-201.5(2).(2) 'Immigration or citizenship status' means a person's actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status.(3) 'Landlord' means the owner, manager, lessor, or sublessor of a residential premises.(4) 'Rental agreement' means any agreement, written or implied by law, between a landlord and a tenant embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a residential premises.(5) 'Residential premises' means a structure of which one or more dwelling units are part, including any immediately surrounding property that is owned by or subject to the exclusive control of a person who controls such a dwelling unit.(6)(a) 'Tenant' means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.(b) 'Tenant' includes a prospective tenant or any other person seeking to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.Added by 2020 Ch. 187,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2020.L. nit to the exclusion of others.(b) 'Tenant' includes a prospective tenant or any other person seeking to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.Added by 2020 Ch. 187,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2020.L. 2020: Entire part added, (SB 20-224), ch. 856, p. 856, § 1, effective June 30.
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