Oregon Statutes 699.005 – Definitions
As used in ORS § 699.005 to 699.060:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 699.005
- 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.
- 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: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) ‘Facility fee’ means a fee for amenities or services generally accessible to all guests of a hotel or inn without special request by a guest, that is charged to all guests regardless of use of those amenities or services.
(2) ‘Hotel’ or ‘inn’ means a property, however owned and including a condominium under ORS Chapter 100, in which rooms or suites of rooms generally are rented as transient lodgings and not as principal residences.
(3) ‘Hotelkeeper’ or ‘innkeeper’ means the sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other business entity that manages, rents or operates a hotel or inn. ‘Hotelkeeper’ or ‘innkeeper’ includes the officers and employees of the business entity.
(4) ‘Transient lodging’ means a room or suite of rooms that is not occupied as a principal residence:
(a) By persons for periods of less than 30 consecutive days; or
(b) With which the services normally offered by hotels, including but not limited to daily or bidaily maid and linen service, a front desk and a telephone switchboard, are provided, regardless of the length of occupancy of a person. [1979 c.125 § 2; 1979 c.856 § 6; 2017 c.213 § 3]