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Building Types

House:
Single-family dwelling -- freestanding
 
Apartments:
Four or more single units in a common building
 
Duplex:
Two units either side-by-side or top-and-bottom
 
Townhouse:
A type of home that is usually constructed as a two or three story unit with a common wall or walls bordering the adjacent unit
 
Triplex:
Three units in a common building
 
Quadplex:
Four units in a common building
 
Condominium:
A complex of dwelling units in which each unit is individually owned rather than rented
 
Retirement Community:
For seniors usually 60 or older but varies in both age and type of housing. Can range from cottages and homes to shared rooms depending on the organization
 
Studio/Efficiency:
Typically one-room with an enclosed bathroom
 
Modular or Manufactured:
A type of housing in which major components are assembled in a factory and then shipped to the building site to be joined with other components to form the finished structure. Sometimes called "prefabricated" or "prefab" housing
 
Mobile Home:
A large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing
 
Mobile Home Park:
A group of several mobile homes.
 
Shared Housing/Room to Rent:
People living in one home, sharing the living facilities such as the kitchen, living room and bathroom areas. This can be a good setting for those with disabilities.
 
Single Room Occupancy:
A multi-room and/or multi-floor facility that offers single rooms-for-lease. Typically a larger apartment-style building with shared kitchen facilities
 
Flat (apartment):
A floor, loft, or story in a building; especially, a floor of a house, which forms a complete residence in itself
 
Multi Family Flat:
A floor, loft, or story in a building; especially, a floor of a house, which forms a complete residence in itself
 
Loft:
A floor or room placed above another; a story. Especially, an upper story located in a building with a business below, often having no partitions
 
Group Home:
A home with six or fewer beds that house residents with chronic disabilities who can no longer live with their families. These homes usually have a trained care giver on staff 24 hours a day.
 
Short-Term Hotel/Motel/Inn:
A hotel suitable for short term rentals such as weeks or a month
 
Cooperative:
A cooperative is a member-owned corporation. A member of a cooperative does not directly own his dwelling unit, as in a condominium. Rather, the member has a membership certificate or stock in a corporation which owns the property. Membership in the cooperative carries with it the exclusive right to occupy a dwelling unit in the development and to participate in the operation of the cooperative corporation either as a member of the Board of Directors or as a voter in the same manner as a shareholder in any other corporation.
 

 
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