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submitted 2 weeks ago by Amuletta@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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So if you have no change you get locked out of your home?

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[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's common in the US too, we just call them condominiums instead of apartments

[–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Outside of the US there's usually no special name for what is basically the default. At least in much of Europe.

Only once have I seen an ad for an apartment where the building was owned fully by a real estate company