Attached / multi-unit dwellings Apartment ("flat" outside North America) - An individual unit in a multi-unit building. The boundaries of the apartment are generally defined by a perimeter of locked or lockable doors. Often seen in multi-story apartment buildings. Rental homes in Tuscany Multi-family house - Often seen in multi-story detached buildings, where each floor is a separate apartment or unit. Terraced house (a.k.a. townhouse or rowhouse) - Rental homes in Tuscany A number of single or multi-unit buildings in a continuous row with shared walls and no intervening space. Condominium - Building or complex, similar to apartments, owned by individuals. Common grounds are owned and shared jointly. There are townhouse or rowhouse style condominiums as well. Semi-detached dwellings Rental homes in Tuscany Duplex - Two units with one shared wall. Single-family detached home Portable dwellings Mobile homes - Potentially a full-time residence which can be (might not in practice be) movable on wheels. Houseboats - A floating home Rental homes in Tuscany Tents - Usually very temporary, with roof and walls consisting only of fabric-like material. The size of an apartment or house can be described in square feet or meters. In the United States this includes the area of "living space", excluding the garage and other non-living spaces. The "square meters" figure of a house in Europe reports the area of the walls enclosing the home, and thus includes any attached garage and non-living spaces.

Residences can be classified by if and how they are connected to neighboring Rental homes in Tuscany residences and land. Different types of housing tenure can be used for the same physical type. For example, connected residents might be owned by a single entity and leased out, or owned separately with an agreement covering the relationship between units and common areas and concerns. Rental homes in Tuscany Major physical categories in North America and Europe include: