In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 42-6201

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Government lessor: means a city, town, county or county stadium district. See Arizona Laws 42-6201
  • Government property improvement: means a building for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued, for which the title of record is held by a government lessor, that is situated on land for which the title of record is held by a government lessor or a political subdivision of this state and that is available for use for any commercial, residential rental or industrial purpose, including, but not limited to, office, retail, restaurant, service business, hotel, entertainment, recreational or parking uses. See Arizona Laws 42-6201
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means a natural person, individual, proprietor, proprietorship, company, corporation, organization, association, joint venture, partner, partnership, trust, estate or limited liability company, the federal or state government, a political subdivision of a state or any other legal entity or combination of entities that owns, controls or has possession of real or personal property. See Arizona Laws 42-11001
  • Prime lessee: means any person, partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, joint venture or other organization or association that enters into a lease directly with a government lessor to develop or occupy for at least thirty consecutive days a government property improvement, regardless of whether the improvement is actually used by the prime lessee or by one or more sublessees. See Arizona Laws 42-6201
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. "Government lessor" means a city, town, county or county stadium district.

2. "Government property improvement" means a building for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued, for which the title of record is held by a government lessor, that is situated on land for which the title of record is held by a government lessor or a political subdivision of this state and that is available for use for any commercial, residential rental or industrial purpose, including, but not limited to, office, retail, restaurant, service business, hotel, entertainment, recreational or parking uses.

3. "Gross building space" means the total floor area of a building measured from the exterior of the walls, but not including unenclosed areas.

4. "Prime lessee" means any person, partnership, corporation, company, limited liability company, joint venture or other organization or association that enters into a lease directly with a government lessor to develop or occupy for at least thirty consecutive days a government property improvement, regardless of whether the improvement is actually used by the prime lessee or by one or more sublessees.

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