House in multiple occupation

A house in multiple occupation, or a rooming house, is a residential property occupied by more than one household which have shared 'common areas'. In the United Kingdom, this is called a 'house of muliple occupation', in North America 'a rooming house' and in Germany a 'Wohngemeinschaft'.

Most such homes have been subdivided from larger houses designed for and occupied by one family.

Some housing legislation makes a distinction between buildings occupied mainly on long leases and those where the majority of the occupants are short-term tenants. The legislation has its origins in fire safety legislation, following a series of publicised, preventable deaths in overcrowded buildings.

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