owner-occupied

adjective

: lived in by the owner
owner-occupied houses

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Today, nearly three-quarters of Norwalk’s homes are owner-occupied and its median household income, though far below Beverly Hills’, is higher than the county average. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 Unlike the first three cities on our list, in Gun Club Estates, the majority — 76.9% of housing units — are renter-occupied, while only 23.1% are owner-occupied. Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Any short-term rental that is considered owner-occupied, meaning the owner resides permanently in the residence and rents out a portion of it, does not count toward to number of units allowed in the city. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024 Even West Virginia, which counts three out of every four housing units in the state as owner-occupied, isn’t insulated, Sansalone said. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 9 July 2024 Of the 22 homes on her part of the street, only eight are owner-occupied. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024 And home ownership rates are so low that less than 10% of the housing units in the neighborhood are owner-occupied. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2024 Census data shows of the existing 700 housing units, 494 are owner-occupied, 262 are rentals, and 206 are vacant. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024 According to a 2021 report, 63% of Los Angeles households are renter-occupied, while 37% are owner-occupied. Diana Ruzova, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024

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“Owner-occupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owner-occupied. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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