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For the purposes of this chapter, a housing unit shall be deemed to be with respect to a building or multi-family complex as any sufficiently delimited structure, consisting of one or more closed, partially closed or open cubic spaces and their ancillary facilities, if any, even if they are not adjoining, provided that said structure is suitable for independent use for housing purposes and that it has a direct access to public thoroughfares or to certain common spaces leading to a public thoroughfare. In single family structures, a housing unit shall mean any structure to be used for housing purposes.\nHistory —Sept. 1, 2004, No. 239, § 35A.4.