As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Dwelling unit" means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place by a tenant. "Dwelling unit" includes a mobile home, as defined in section 38-12-201.5 (2). (2) "Immigration or citizenship status" means a person's actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status. (3) "Landlord" means the owner, manager, lessor, or sublessor of a residential premises. (4) "Rental agreement" means any agreement, written or implied by law, between a landlord and a tenant embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a residential premises. (5) "Residential premises" means a structure of which one or more dwelling units are part, including any immediately surrounding property that is owned by or subject to the exclusive control of a person who controls such a dwelling unit. (6) (a) "Tenant" means a person entitled under a rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others. (b) "Tenant" includes a prospective tenant or any other person seeking to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others.
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