ARCH 553- HOUSING

NOTES #1

HOUSING may refer to:

 HOUSES
AREAS OF STUDY:
 SOCIAL OR PUBLIC HOUSES
 ENCLOSURE, CONTAINING SOME EQUIPMENT OR MECHANISM
(eg. ELECTRICAL)

HOUSE - GENERALLY A SHELTER, A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE THAT IS A DWELLING OR A

PLACE OF HABITATION BY HUMAN BEINGS. IN SOME CONTEXTS, “HOUSE” MAY
MEAN THE SAME AS DWELLING, RESIDENCE, HOME, ABODE, LODGING,
ACCOMMODATION, OR HOUSING, AMONG OTHER MENINGS.

HOUSEHOLD – THE SOCIAL UNIT THAT LIVES IN A HOUSE. MOST COMMONLY, A HOUSEHOLD
IS A FAMILY UNIT OF SOME KIND, THOUGH HOUSEHOLDS CAN BE OTHER SOCIAL
GROUPS, SUCH AS SINGLE PERSONS, OR GROUPS OF UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS.

PUBLIC HOUSING – IS A FORM OF HOUSING TENURE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY

A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY, WHICH MAY BE CENTRAL OR LOCAL.

SOCIAL HOUSING – IS AN UMBRELLA TERM REFERRING TO RENTAL HOUSING WHICH MAY BE

OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE STATE, BY NOT-FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, OR
BY A COMBINATION OF THE TWO.

LEASE – (noun) THE PERIOD OF AGREEMENT GIVING THE USE OF A HOUSE, LAND, ETC. ON
PAYMENT OF RENT.
(verb) TO GIVE OR ACQUIRE A HOUSE, LAND, ETC. IN THIS WAY.

MORTGAGE – (noun) A LEGAL AGREEMENT BY WHICH A SUM OF MONEY IS LENT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF BUYING BLDGS, LANDS, ETC.
(verb) TO OFFER BUILDINGS, LANDS, ETC. AS SECURITY FOR A LOAN.

TENURE – PROPERTY RIGHTS; THE RIGHTS OF A TENANT TO HOLD A PROPERTY; OR THE

HOLDING OF A PROPERTY AS A TENANT.

TENANT – 1.) RENTER OF A PROPERTY. SOMEBODY WHO RENTS A BLDG, HOUSE,

APARTMENT, PLOT OF LAND, OR A PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
2.) OCCUPIER OF A PLACE. SOMEBODY LIVING IN OR ON A PROPERTY.