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Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), also known as houses of multiple occupancy, is a British English term which refers to residential properties where ‘common areas’ exist and are shared by more than one household. Common areas may be as significant as bathrooms and kitchens / kitchenettes, but may also be just stairwells or landings. HMOs may be divided up into self-contained flats, bed-sitting rooms or simple lodgings. Strictly speaking, HMOs are not the same as purpose-built flat blocks, since most will have come into being as large buildings in single household occupation. Some legislation makes a distinction between those buildings occupied mainly on long leases and those where the majority of the occupants are short-term tenants. ==History== The concept of HMOs arose from the Housing Act 1985, which first defined an HMO as “a house which is occupied by persons who do not form a single household”.〔(Housing Act 1985, s. 345 ). Legislation.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2015.〕 The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 expanded the definition to include any part of a building which: #“would not () be regarded as a house”, and #“was originally constructed or subsequently adapted for occupation by a single household”〔(Local Government and Housing Act 1989, s. 165(1)(c) ), (Sch. 9 para. 44 ). Legislation.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2015.〕 Both the 1985 and 1989 Acts have since been superseded by the Housing Act 2004,〔(Housing Act 2004, s. 266 ), (Sch. 16 ). Legislation.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2015.〕 which established a more complete and complex definition〔(Housing Act 2004, ss. 254–260 ). Legislation.gov. Retrieved on March 30, 2015.〕 and also introduced the requirement for some HMOs to be subject to mandatory licensing (see below). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「House in multiple occupation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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