(24) a. “Owner” shall mean 1 or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested:
1. All or part of the legal title to property; or
2. All or part of the beneficial ownership, usufruct and a right to present use and enjoyment of the premises.
b. The word “owner” shall include a mortgagee in possession.
(25) “Person” shall include an individual, artificial entity pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 57, government or governmental agency, statutory trust, business trust, 2 or more persons having a joint or common trust or any other legal or commercial entity.
(26) “Pest management professional” means a person who is licensed by the State to engage in the business of applying pesticides to the lands or personal property of another.
(27) “Pet deposit” shall mean any deposit made to a landlord by a tenant to be held for the term of the rental agreement, or any part thereof, for the presence of an animal in a rental unit.
(28) “Premises” shall mean a rental unit and the structure of which it is a part, and the facilities and appurtenances therein, grounds, areas and facilities held out for the use of tenants generally, or whose use is contracted for between the landlord and the tenant.
(29) “Protective hairstyle” includes braids, locks, and twists.
(30) “Race” includes traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and a protective hairstyle.
(31) “Rental agreement” shall mean and include all agreements, written or oral, which establish or modify the terms, conditions, rules, regulations or any other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a rental unit.