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Agree with the terminology being confusing. Houses can be rented and apartments (condominiums) can be purchased.
by pimlottc 5y ago
Agree with the terminology being confusing. Houses can be rented and apartments (condominiums) can be purchased.
- cpursley 5y agoIn North American lingo, "apartment" exclusively means a multi-family unit that you rent and don't own. If you own a multi-family unit it is a Condo (condominium) and never refered to as an Apartment. I know, confusing.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoAlso, duplexes are houses with two units in them vs. a two floor apartment.
- yazanobeidi 5y agoThat’s a stacked townhome.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoOn the 30th floor of an apartment building?
- yazanobeidi 5y agoHmm I interpreted “two floor apartment” incorrectly it seems.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoI don’t think there are many of them in the states except for maybe a few penthouses.
- pimlottc 5y agoThat’s entirely dependent on the region. In Chicago, two-floor apartments are routinely referred to as duplex. In Cleveland, a duplex is a house with two dwellings, too and bottom. If the house is split side-by-side, it’s a double. There are other places where these two terms are reversed.
- pimlottc 5y agoI live in North America. While this is technically correct, people can and do use the terms loosely as well. And regardless, you can most definitely rent a house.