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| Landlord/Lessor | A person who owns a property and rents this property to someone else. |
| Lease | The written and signed legally binding document that is between the landlord/ lessor and the tenant/lessee |
| Loan | To borrow a sum of money or item of property in exchange for future repayment of the principal (original) amount along with interest. |
| Limited warranty | Warranty limited to just the specified parts, certain types of defects, or other conditions on a product. |
| Line | A series of points connected to form a narrow path. |
| Mortgage | Payment made on a home loan to the bank or lender |
| Multi-family homes | Structure that house more than one family. Each family lives in separate units. |
| Pattern | Repetition of an element, or elements, in design. |
| Proportion | Describes how separate parts relate to each other and to the whole in size. |
| Rhythm | Characterized by how the eye is carried through a regular pattern produced by design elements. |
| Security deposit | The amount of money paid for beginning the rental process added to the first month’s rent. This fee is for damages to the property after the tenant leaves the premises. |
| Shape | The outline that forms when one or more lines come together to enclose an area. |
| Single-family homes | A structure that houses only one family. |
| Space | The area inside and outside a shape. |
| Sublet | A tenant can rent the apartment to someone else if leaving the rental before the lease is expired. |
| Tenant/Lessee | One who pays rent to occupy property owned by another person. |
| Texture | Describes the surface characteristics that determine the look and feel of an object. |
| Universal Design | Design that is accessible and inclusive to everyone: people with disabilities, people without disabilities, and the elderly. |
| Veteran’s Administration Mortgages | The Veteran’s Administration guarantees loans by private lenders to qualifying veterans |
| Zoning regulations | Property is zoned by commercial and residential, restricting where homes may be built. |
