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| A building that houses more than one family in separate living units |
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| A building that houses more than one family; each person owns walls and air space of the unit |
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| A person buys shares in a corporation that owns the property; owners pay fees for maintenance and service costs, building mortgages, and taxes; co-op determines management, restrictions, and operating policies |
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| A custom-built, development, modular, or kit house or townhouse |
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| manufactured “mobile” home |
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| A single-wide or double-wide moveable home |
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| A building that contains two separate living units |
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| A dwelling of two or three stories that attaches at sidewalls to other units; each person owns walls and air space plus property rights and yard of the unit |
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| A living space on college/university campuses available to attending students only |
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| To pay a security deposit and monthly payments to a landlord |
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| To purchase with cash or through a down payment plus monthly mortgage loan payments |
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| Tasks involved in keeping a home liveable and functional---cutting grass, changing light bulbs, making minor repairs, painting, cleaning gutters |
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| The ability to move quickly and easily |
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| Ownership; the value of property owned |
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| Any condition that qualifies a person for a tax credit or deductible expense |
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| A legal agreement between a landlord and a tenant stating terms agreed upon by both |
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| A person who leases or rents a living space |
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| A person who owns a living space that is rented/leased; a landlord |
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| Money paid by lessee to lessor in advance of occupance of living space; used to pay costs of any damages done to property while occupied |
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