Different types of housing

Type of Housing	Description
Multi-Family Dwellings	This housing is designed for many families to live on the property where each family only has exclusive use of the portion of the property (unit) that they are leasing or own (for example, apartments, condominiums, lofts, and co-ops).
Single Family Dwellings	A single family dwelling refers to a dwelling *(house)* on a property designed to be occupied by only one family.
Single Room Occupancy (SRO)	An SRO unit is a *single room* designed to house only one person at a time. It may be smaller than a typical bedroom, and may only include a bed and storage space for personal belongings. An SRO unit provides living and sleeping space for the exclusive use of the tenant, but requires the tenant to share bathroom and/or kitchen areas.
Manufactured Home (or Mobile Home)	A manufactured home is a mobile home that is connected to permanent utility hookups, is located on land is owned by the home owner or on land at which he/she leases a space (such as a mobile home park), and is attached to real property (with a permanent foundation). This includes mobile homes, but excludes motor homes, trailers, recreational vehicles or RVs, and other like vehicles with wheels on the ground.
Boarding Homes, Rooming Houses, or Group Homes	A boarding (or rooming) house is an establishment primarily engaged in renting rooms, with or without board, on a long-term basis. A rooming house typically provides only for the rental of rooms, while a *boarding house* provides meals and may offer such amenities as maid service and laundry service. A boarding or rooming house may be a single family dwelling or a larger structure in which the owner rents out rooms to multiple families. They may be a lease. Group homes tend to look like boarding homes, but they are typically a state-licensed facility intended for occupancy by elderly persons and/or persons with disabilities.
Hotel or Motel (including extended stay)	A hotel or motel is an establishment primarily engaged in renting rooms for overnight stays for a short period of time, but can be extended stays. The customer typically does not have a written lease or occupancy agreement for the space.
Shared Housing	People who have a roommate are said to be living in “shared housing.” For example, if you share your 2-bedroom apartment with another person who is not part of your family, then you are living in shared housing – meaning there are two families living there, you and your roommate.

Source: homebaseforhousing.org

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