§ 8.50.020. Definitions.

A.

Notice. Any notice or documentation described in this chapter shall be sufficient if it is in writing and given either by personal delivery or by certified or registered mail. Notice to the owner of real property determined to be a nuisance as defined by Section 8.50.010 shall be sent to the same address to which the county sent the most recent annual tax bill for said property. Such notice to the tenant of real property determined to be a nuisance as defined by Section 8.50.010 shall be sent to the street address of said property. Service by certified or registered mail shall be deemed to be complete at the time of deposit in the United States mail. Proof of service of the notice may be made by a declaration signed under penalty of perjury by any employee of the county of Los Angeles, which shows service in conformity with this section.

B.

Tenant. As used in this chapter, "tenant" means all persons who hire a building, place, land, or dwelling unit, including tenants, lessees, boarders, lodgers, and others, however denominated.

C.

Dwelling Unit. As used in this chapter, a dwelling unit means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by any person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a common household.

(Ord. 2003-0027 § 2 (part), 2003.)