Ottawa Rental Housing Types

A basement apartment is a basement in a house that has been converted to an apartment. It may have a separate entrance. The apartment may have its own bathroom, kitchen, laundry room and heating system, or it may share those amenities with the rest of the home. Low rise apartment buildings also have basement apartments. In Ottawa you will find more of this type of rental in the downtown area, where space is at a premium.

A detached house is not attached to any other building and is usually one or two storeys high. A detached house is also called a single-detached or a single family dwelling. A one-storey is called a bungalow, which come in many styles. A ranch-style bungalow is a large, spread-out one-storey house. In Ottawa you will find these rental's typically in the suburban areas.

A walk-up or low-rise apartment is located in a building that does not have an elevator. Generally, monthly rent for a walk-up is less expensive than monthly rent for a high-rise apartment. Walk-ups are usually older buildings less than five storeys high. They may have only a few conveniences, such as laundry rooms or storage lockers.

A high-rise apartment is located in a building that can range from 6 to 30- or more stories high. High-rise apartment towers have elevators and often have security systems to monitor entry and exit. They often have laundry facilities, sports and recreation facilities and other advanced amenities. High-rise buildings usually have efficient electrical, heating, sewage and plumbing systems. In Ottawa you will find more of this type of rental in the downtown area, where space is at a premium.

A rooming house rents rooms by the week or the month. A refrigerator is often located in the room to store food. Usually, roomers share the kitchen and bathroom(s). A single person is the most likely tenant for a rooming house. Area likly to find a rooming house is Centretown Ottawa.

A semi-detached house (or "semi") is attached to another, similar house. The common wall is generally thick enough to prevent sound passing between the units. Semis can be either one or two storeys and usually have backyards. In some cities, such as Montréal, semis are called duplexes. In other parts of Canada, a duplex is a two-storey house with separate dwelling units on each storey. If a yard is available, it is usually for the first-floor residents only. There are many of these rental types in the Glebe and Old Ottawa South.

A single-room occupancy is similar to a rooming house, but with a kitchen and a bathroom in each unit.

Townhouses, sometimes called row houses, are several homes with common walls between each house. They are usually two storeys. A stacked townhouse is one townhouse sitting on top of another. Each townhouse is two storeys. Nepean, Barrhaven are a couple of areas in Ottawa that you will typically find Townhouses for rent.

Ottawa Apartment Rental Guide

• Overview: Ottawa Apartment Rental Guide
• Ottawa Renting Rules
• Search Current Ottawa Apartment Listings
• Search Ottawa Apartment Rentals by Google Maps
• Getting Started
• Ottawa rental Housing types
• Before Meeting Prospective Landlords
• The Credit Check
• Meeting the Landlord
• Shared Accommodation

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