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Somehow I think its more likely that I would start receiving flyers for Flea'los Housecleaning service.

Edited, Fri Jul 8 20:54:59 2005 by bhodisattva

While I'm sure there's a specific legal definition, here's my understanding of the difference between an appartment, condo, and townhouse:

Appartment: An attached living space with shared access. So it's got other appartments on the sides and above/below, and everyone accesses their unit via a common walkway. That includes units that face inward or into a hallway.

Condo: An attached living space with speparate access. So it's "attached" both above/below and to the sides just like an appartment, but each unit has its own access to the street/parking/whatever.

Townhome: An attached living space, but only to the sides. So essentially identical to a condo, but where a condo may have units stacked on top of eachother (technically the top floor has an easement that extends vertically above the roof of the bottom floor), a townhome is a single unit extending vertically.


At least that's my understanding. Don't really feel like looking them up. It's just that every townhome I've seen has no units stacked. They're often two story, but both stories are part of one unit. In all cases, appartments are those units that share walkways. So if you have a railed in walkway (or an interior hallway) that runs along a bunch of doors to each unit, it's an appartment. If each has its own front area with access to the street or common area, it's a condo. Admittedly, someimes those front areas can be really really small, but there is one wheras an appartment will never have a separate private space in front of the door that's considered part of the unit.

Here in Mass, a condo is a general term for either an apartment or a townhouse. It can be either or. Which is why I posed the question when he called it a condo.

A weak taunt, but an effective dodge. Who knew?


Really. You don't want to marry this girl, but you want to move in together? I hope you had a nice little "end of the road" kinda talk.


Besides, who wants to dust two computers, wash two sets of dishes, clean out two cappucino makers, etc.?

Weak!

Wow. You really are scared of commitment, huh? No skin off my back, Clint. Just happy to find you're human.

Edited, Sat Jul 9 20:20:27 2005 by Atomicflea

That's how it's played out here. You rent an apartment, you own a condo. You don't get a plot of grass with either.

We don't call townhomes "rowhomes" but it's pretty much always purchased -- unless of course the owner is renting but there's no solid all-rental townhome communities. It is simply attached single family homes with a homeowner's association, a plot of grass and flower bed (usually tended for by the association) and all that joy.

Tuesdays are my day off of course.

I was actually joking about the whole naked thing but thank you for sharing. Dont worry though, the thought of you alone in your apartment on a Saturday nite naked in front of the TV watching reruns of the Lonegunmen isnt hot at all.

Prob when you come home to a white envelope on your door, letter inside states you have 30 days to leave the premises...

I keed!