Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 65.djvu/140

 106

PUBLIC LAW 63—JUNE 30, 1961

[65 STAT.

uDEFINITIONS

"SEC. 11. As used in this Act— " (a) The term 'housing accommodations' means any building, structure, or part thereof, or land appurtenant thereto, or any other real or personal property rented or offered for rent for living or dwelling purposes in the District of Columbia, together with all services supplied in connection with the use or occupancy pf such property; but the term 'housing accommodations' shall not include (1) any of the accommodations in a hotel in which more than 60 per centum of the units devoted to living quarters for tenants and guests are used for furnishing accommodations for transients, or the building constituting such hotel; or (2) furnished nonhousekeeping accommodations, whether or not in a hotel, which are rented as rooms without kitchen privileges or facilities for cooking (but not in a suite of two or more rooms); or (3) any building used as a licensed rooming house. " (b) The term 'services' includes the furnishing of light, heat, hot and cold water, telephone, elevator service, furnishings, furniture, window shades, screens, awnings, and storage; kitchen, bath, and laundry facilities and privileges; maid service; janitor service; the removal of refuse, and the making of all repairs suited to the housing accommodations or necessitated by ordinary wear and tear; and any other privilege or facility connected with the use or occupancy of housing accommodations. "(c) The term 'rent' means the consideration, including any bonus, benefit, or gratuity, demanded or received per day, week, month, year, or other period of time, as the case may be, for the use or occupancy of housing accommodations or the transfer of a lease for such accommodations. " (d) The term 'maximum-rent ceiling' means the maximum rent which may be demanded or received for the use or occupancy of housing accommodations or the transfer of a lease for such accommodations. ^'(e) The term 'minimum-service standard' means the minimum service which may be supplied in connection with the renting or leasing of housing accommodations. " (f) The term 'tenant' includes a subtenant, lessee, sublessee, or other person entitled to the use or occupancy of any housing accommodations. "(g) The term 'landlord' includes an owner, lessor, sublessor, or other person entitled to receive rent for the use or occupancy of any housing accommodations. " (h) The term 'person' includes one or more individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, or associations, and any agent, trustee, receiver, assignee, or other representative thereof. " (i) The term 'documents' includes leases, agreements, records, books, accounts, correspondence, memoranda, and other documents, and drafts and copies of the foregoing. "SEPARABILITY

"SEC. 12. If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

�