ARCH 553- HOUSING NOTES #1 HOUSING may refer to: HOUSES AREAS OF STUDY: SOCIAL OR PUBLIC HOUSES ENCLOSURE,

RE, 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.