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"Lodging-house" means a house or part of a house which is let in
lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family.
"Landlord," in relation to a house or part of a house which is let
in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family,
means the person (whatever may be the nature or extent of
his interest in the premises) by whom or on whose behalf such
house or part of a house is let in lodgings or for occupation
by members of more than one family, or who for the time
being receives, or is entitled to receive the profits arising from
such letting.
"Lodger," in relation to a house or part of a house which is let
in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family,
means a person to whom any room or rooms in such house or
part of a house may have been let as a lodging or for his use
and occupation.
Exempted Houses.
2. In the following case a lodging-house shall be exempt from
the operation of these Bye-laws ; that is to say—
Where the landlord resides upon the premises and the letting by
such landlord is to not more than one lodger.
(a) For firing the number of persons who may occupy a home
or part of a house which is let in lodgings or occupied by
members of more than one family.
(b) For the registration of houses so let or occupied :
(c) For the inspection of such houses :
(d) For enforcing drainage for such houses, and for promoting
cleanliness and ventilation in such houses:
(e) For the cleansing and lime-washing at stated times of the
premises:
(f) For the taking of precautions in case of any infectious
disease.
3. The landlord of a lodging-house or a lodger therein shall not
knowingly cause or suffer a greater number of persons than will admit
of the provision of three hundred cubic feet of free air space for each
person of an age exceeding ten years, and of one hundred and fifty
cubic feet of free air space for each person of an age not exceeding ten