§ 15.32.070. Tenement property—Classification.

A.

Tenement property shall be classified as any dwelling, store or place of business fronting on a street or alley and which is located upon an unsubdivided or continuous plot of ground, or a group of such dwellings, stores or places of business fronting on a street or alley which are located upon an unsubdivided or continuous plot of ground, in which are located two or more tenants supplied with water from a single meter; provided, that the following shall not be classified as tenement property:

1.

Large office buildings or similar establishments;

2.

Hotels or private homes in which the owner or lessee resides and rents out housekeeping apartments, not to exceed two apartments, exclusive of the owner or lessee's living quarters.

B.

In the event there should be any controversy as to definition of the words "tenement property" and "tenant," the proper officials of the department, together with the metropolitan attorney, shall have the right to define the proper application of the terms in each case.

(Prior code § 40-1-146)