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Jackson Code of Ordinances § 26-522

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Sec. 26-522. - Definitions. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases as used in this article shall have the following meanings: Certificate of compliance: A document provided by the department to an owner after the owner has registered, paid the applicable fees, and passed all required inspections hereunder that permits the owner to operate as provided for hereunder. Department: The Rental Registration Division of the City of Jackson's Planning and Development Department. Managing agent: An individual or entity designated in writing by the owner to act on behalf of the owner and to respond reasonably to contact made by department officials on a 24-hour basis. The property manager of a multifamily unit is assumed to be acting as a managing agent. Multifamily unit: A residential building that contains two or more attached dwelling units. Owner: The individual or corporate owner of a property with one or more rental housing units or a managing agent for the property. For corporate entities, the term owner refers to the corporation, company, or partnership as opposed to individual shareholders, members, or parties. Property maintenance standards: The provisions of the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, as currently adopted by the City of Jackson, and as may be amended in the future, together with any other property maintenance requirements applicable to rental housing adopted by the Jackson City Council. Registration: The act of an owner to provide the department with information about the owner's rental housing operations necessary to facilitate the department's identification of the owner's rental housing units and the inspections required hereunder. Renewal or renewal registration: The act of an owner to confirm and/or to update the department with information about the owner's rental housing operations on the timelines set forth herein. Rental housing unit: Any dwelling, dwelling unit, or part thereof, including, but not limited to, any single-family housing unit, duplex, triplex, quadruplex, multifamily unit, apartment, condominium, rooming house, or boarding house. Tenant: A person occupying a rental housing unit pursuant to a written or oral agreement. (Ord. No. 2026-1(6), 12-2-25)

Source: City of Jackson, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/jackson/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26BUBURE_ARTXIIREREPR_S26-522DEFetched: 11/1/2026