DEFINITIONS.
Austin City Code § 4-14-2
in effect§ 4-14-2 - DEFINITIONS.
In this article:
(1) A.A.C.E. means the American Association of Code Enforcement.
(2) AUSTIN METRO AREA means the five-county metropolitan area that surrounds the City of Austin.
(3) CODE OFFICIAL means the Code Compliance Department director and authorized designees.
(4) DWELLING UNIT means a residential unit providing complete, independent living facilities including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, and cooking.
(5) EMERGENCY CONDITIONS means, but is not limited to, fire, natural disaster, flood, collapse hazard, burst pipes, lack of working utilities, or other condition that requires an immediate response to prevent harm to the property, the tenants of the property, or the public.
(6) I.C.C. means the International Code Council.
(7) LANDLORD means a person who owns, leases, or subleases multi-family or single-family property.
(8) LOCAL CONTACT means the individuals described in Section 4-14-36 (Local Contacts).
(9) MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY means property that is used for three or more dwelling units, within one or more buildings; condominium residential use as defined in Section 25-2-3(B) (Residential Uses Described); and three or more single-family properties owned by one person that are adjacent to one another.
(10) NOTICE OF VIOLATION means a written notice that a violation of the City Code exists.
(11) REGISTRANT means the landlord of a registered rental property.
(12) RENTAL PROPERTY means a property subject to this article.
(13) SINGLE-FAMILY PROPERTY means property that is used for conservation single family residential, duplex residential, single-family attached residential, single-family residential, small-lot single-family residential, townhouse residential, and two-family residential as those terms are defined in Section 25-2-3(B) (Residential Uses Described).
Source: Ord. 20130926-081; Ord. No. 20141120-003, Pt. 1, 12-1-14; Ord. No. 20221027-023, Pt. 2, 11-7-22; Ord. No. 20221027-025, Pt. 2, 11-7-22.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BUREPERE_CH4-14REPR_ART1REREPR_S4-14-2DEFetched: 10/27/2026