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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. C5-2. Definitions.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. C5-2. Definitions.

For the purposes of this division, the following terms are as defined below:

Relocation assistance shall mean substitute housing or cash payment in an amount as specified in Section C5-3(b).

Right of first refusal shall mean the right of a tenant to reoccupy a residential unit on the site formerly occupied by such tenant, once the residential structure is repaired and becomes legally habitable, or once replacement housing is developed on the site.

Substitute housing shall mean a suitable legal rental or employee dwelling unit as determined by tenant household size and HUD standards, and provided at the same cost to the tenant as the vacated unit.

Tenant shall mean each person who lawfully occupies a dwelling unit as her/her residence, with or without charge, which dwelling unit is owned or leased by another person. Tenant shall also include each person or persons who receive the housing in exchange for all or part of his/her labor and any family members who lawfully reside in the unit under terms of tenancy or with the knowledge and/or consent of the owner or the owner's agent.

Unit shall mean any dwelling, structure or room which is the permanent or customary and usual residence from which a tenant is displaced.

Unsafe or hazardous condition means any condition not in conformity with the standards contained in the Uniform Housing Code, as adopted by the County, or to applicable standards contained in the Health and Safety Code.

(Ord. No. NS-1100.82, § 1, 4-27-93)

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