§ 89-2. Definitions.  


Latest version.
  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the content clearly indicates a different meaning:
    REAL PROPERTY IN DEFAULT
    Any real property that is under a current notice of default and/or notice of mortgagee's sale, pending Tax Assessor's lien sale and/or properties that have been the subject of a foreclosure sale where the title was retained by the beneficiary of a mortgage involved in the foreclosure and any properties transferred under a deed in lieu of foreclosure or sale.
    FORECLOSURE
    The process by which a property, placed as security for a mortgage loan, after a judicial process is to be sold at an auction to satisfy a debt upon which the borrower has defaulted.
    VACANT
    Any building or structure shall be deemed to be vacant if no person or persons actually currently conducts a lawfully licensed business, or lawfully resides or lives in any part of the building as the legal or equitable owner(s) or tenant-occupant(s), or owner-occupant(s), or tenant(s) on a permanent, nontransient basis.