How Do You Define "Multi-Family?"

[Alison Swain]

Help settle a debate:

On the URAR's Present Land Use %, if SFR, townhomes and condo units are counted under "One Unit," duplexes, tri-plexes and quads are counted under "2-4 Units," what do you count as "Multi-Family?"

 

[Wendy]

anything over 4 units for the sake of the % breakdown

 

[Eli Weiss]

As Wendy said anything over 4 units, including condominium and co-op buildings.

 

[Alison Swain]

That's what I always thought ---- a 180-unit condo project is multi-family. Would you count a 180-unit townhome complex as multi-family also?

 

[Wendy]

That's what I always thought ---- a 180-unit condo project is multi-family. Would you count a 180-unit townhome complex as multi-family also?

Yes.

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[jay trotta]

anything beyond a single family unit, is a multi-family - there is more than 1

Then again, if you go into variations of considerations by, oh lets say the "ADA" act, they consider a single family & two family as "Residential Units" and anything beyond that is a multi-family because it can be known as a "public accomodation". The leagalities in this business are forevever changing, and again it Depends on the definition you are seeking.

It's not just a job, it's a F**** adventure..........ROFL

 

[Howard Klahr]

a 180-unit condo project is multi-family. Would you count a 180-unit townhome complex as multi-family also?

For the purpose of classifying land use on the residential form, condos and townhomes are included in what is refered to as "one-unit" housing i.e. individual ownership.

Multi-unit housing are basically apartment building/complexes - numerous units single ownership

 

[Mztk1]

I agree with Howard.

Condos are considered in the One-Unit section because they sell as one units and the use code is as a single unit; but an apartment complex that looks just like the condo project would be counted in the Multi-Family section for the opposite reasons.

 

[Dennis J. Black ASA IFAS]

Condos are one units. Multi-family refers to apartments (rentals).

 

[DJBanas]

"Condos are one units. Multi-family refers to apartments (rentals)."

That's the way I always count them. Does some UW have their shorts in a knot about this? Inquiring minds want to know....