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Housing Chapter 4
Housing Decisions Chapter 4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| region | a specific part of the world, country, or state |
| community | a large city, small village, or a rural area |
| neighborhood | a group of houses and building |
| physical neighborhood | the actual dwellings, buildings, and land that make a neighborhood |
| planned neighborhood | determining the size and layout of individual lots before building begins |
| site | the piece of land on which a dwelling is built |
| landscaping | altering the topography and adding decorative plantings to change the appearance of a site |
| orientation | placing a structure on a site in consideration of the location of the sun, prevailing winds, water sources and scenic view |
| minimum property standards (MPS) | Standards set by the Federal Housing Administration that regulate the size of lots |
| public zone | The part of a site that can be seen from the street of road, usually the front of the house |
| service zone | the part of the house that is used for necessary activities. it includes sidewalks driveways, and storage areas for such items as trash, tools, lawn equipment, and cars |
| private zone | The part of the site hidden from public view that provides space for recreation and relaxation |
| house | Any building that serves as living quarters for one or more families |
| home | Any place a person lives. |
| multifamily house | A structure that provides housing for more than one household. |
| cooperative | A type of ownership where people buy shares of stock in a nonprofit corporation. These shares entitle them to occupy a unit in the cooperative building. |
| condominium | a type of ownership where the buyer owns individual living space and has an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities of the multiunit building. |
| con-ops | a blend of condominiums and cooperative units. The buyers own their individual living spaces as in condominium ownership, but common areas and facilities ore owned cooperatively. |
| single-family home | Housing designed for one family |
| attached house | Housing designed for one household but sharing a common with a house on one or both sides |
| freestanding houses | single family houses that stand alone and are not connected to another unit |
| contractor | a person who contracts or agrees to supply certain materials or work for a stipulated fee especially one who contracts to build buildings |
| owner-built housing | Housing constructed by the owner, although a contractor may be hired to put up the shell of the house |
| factory built housing | Housing built either fully or partially in a plant and then placed or assembled on a site. The five types are modular, manufactured/mobile, panelized, precut, and kit. |
| site-built house | housing that is built on a site from the foundation up, also called a stick-built house |
| modular housing | a type of factory-built housing that combined=s the wall, floor, ceiling and roof panels into |
| manufactured housing | a factory-built single family dwelling that can be moved by attached wheels, called mobile home if built be for 1976 |
| mobile homes | a factory-built single family dwelling that can be moved by attached wheels, called manufactured home if built after 1976 |
| panelized housing | a form of factory-built housing in which panels of walls, floors ceilings or roofs can be ordered separately and assembled at the housing site |
| pre-cut housing | a type of factory assembly in which most lumber, finish materials, and their components are cut to exact size in the plant and delivered to the building site for assembly |
| kit house | Housing shipped to the site in unassembled parts or as a finished shell from the factory |
| universal design | a concept that guides the design of housing for easier use by everyone |
| assisted living facility | a type of life care housing for older people who need living assistance with certain daily routines, but not constant care. |
| graduated-care facility | a life care community for older people in which the residents move from their own apartment to a nursing home as needed |
| reverse mortgage | a payment plan designed for older people whereby the mortgage company converts the value of the house into income to the residents for as long as they continuously live in the house. Later the mortgage company assumes ownership of the house. |
| Fair Housing Act | a low that forbids discrimination in housing and requires multiunits to be accessible to the disabled |
| bill of lading | a receipt listing the goods shipped in a moving van |
Created by:
Mrs. Ann Kidwell