Types of Housing
A small house on wheels you can live in.
What is a mobile home?
The money you give before moving in, in case of damage.
This law protects people from discrimination when renting or buying a home.
What is Fair Housing Act?
It is illegal for a landlord to do this based on race, culture, religion, disability.
What is discrimination?
Money borrowed from the bank to help buy a home.
What is a mortgage?
A small, one-room apartment that includes a bathroom and kitchen area.
What is a studio apartment?
A written agreement between the tenant and landlord.
What is a lease?
This type of insurance protects your personal belongings like furniture or clothing if they are damaged or stolen.
What is renter's insurance?
Tenants have the right to receive ___ before eviction.
What is a notice?
This word means to be told to move out of your home by legal process.
What is eviction?
A unit inside a building you buy, not rent, and share costs for maintenance.
What is a condominium or condo?
When you look at the apartment or house carefully with the landlord to check for damage, missing items, or problems before you move in or after you move out.
What is a walk-through?
There’s no heat in the winter and the landlord won’t help. What agency can you call?
What are the tenants right group?
This person rents the home and agrees to follow the lease.
What is tenant?
Things like heating, gas, electric.
What are utilities?
A landlord can your apartment enter at any time without telling you.
False.
To fix something that is broken.
What is repair?
What are your personal belongings?