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Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Hotel" means any building or buildings in which the public may, for a consideration, obtain living quarters, sleeping or housekeeping accommodations. The term includes, but is not limited to, inns, motels, tourist homes or courts, lodging houses, rooming houses and apartment houses, retreat centers, conference centers, hunting lodges, and short-term rentals. (2) "Operator" means any person engaged in the business of renting, leasing, or letting rooms in a hotel. (3) "Occupancy" means the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any room or rooms in a hotel for any purpose, or the right to the use or possession of the furnishings or to the services and accommodations accompanying the use and possession of the room or rooms. (4) "Room" or "rooms" means any living quarters, sleeping or housekeeping accommodations. (5) "Permanent resident" means any person who occupied or has the right to occupy any room or rooms, regardless of whether or not it is the same room or rooms, in a hotel for at least 30 consecutive days. (6) "Rent" or "rental" means the consideration received for occupancy, valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits, and property or services of any kind or nature. "Rent" or "rental" includes SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468