Home Ownership

Home Ownership refers to a form of home occupancy where the occupant is the owner of the home.

Characteristics
Arguments in favor of Arguments opposing
It provides a home to the owner.
Facilitating home ownership can help to improve long term access to dwelling. High level of home ownership may reduce the mobility within a society.
The occupant and the owner are the same party.
Home ownership can help to induce better maintenance of the dwelling. Owner occupied property does not benefit from the potential checks and controls by non-owner occupant or non-occupant owner.

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