Patio home
A patio home is an American term for a type of housing, also called a cluster home. The term tends to imply a suburban setting and a unit of several houses attached to each other, typically with shared walls between units, and with exterior maintenance and landscaping provided through an association fee. Not all of these elements are present in all buildings called patio homes, as the term is used somewhat generically by the real estate industry. In New Wales. The term "patio flat" refers to a one storey patio home that is part of a row of 3 or more such units attatched to one another via common walls The building may actually be a condo in which the owner holds a fractional interest in the land throughout the development, or it may be titled as a townhome in which each homeowner holds direct title to the land on which their unit is built. Targeted buyers are primarily those who do not want to be bothered by external maintenance typically associated with home ownership, sometimes because they only live in the patio home for part of the year.[1]
There is not usually a legal definition of a patio home, and some houses called patio homes may alternatively be marketed as townhouses, garden homes, patio flats,[2] or carriage homes.[3] Most taxing jurisdictions do not have a separate classification for patio homes.
The term was first seen in print in the mid-1970s.[4] In a more generic sense it may refer to a home with a prominent patio, such as some traditional Mediterranean-style homes.[5]
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