An apartment lease was a contractual agreement that clarified the rights and obligations of the landlord (usually the owner of the apartment) and the tenant (the person who rented and used the apartment) during the lease period. From the contents of the lease, the basic information of the apartment would be clear, such as the location of the apartment, the building area, and the internal facilities. Secondly, it was about the agreement on the lease term, including the date of the lease's start and end, as well as matters related to the extension of the contract after the expiration of the contract. Rent-related information was also an important part of the lease, such as the monthly rental amount, payment method (such as cash, transfer, or other methods), and the specific date of payment. In addition, the lease also involved other rights and obligations of both parties. For example, the landlord had to hand over the qualified apartment to the tenant within the specified time and ensure that the apartment and its auxiliary facilities were used normally; the tenant had to use the apartment and its auxiliary facilities reasonably and pay the rent according to the agreement. At the same time, there would also be corresponding provisions in the lease regarding the deposit (security deposit), the determination of the responsibility for the maintenance of the house, the agreement on the return of the items and the penalty for breaching the contract in advance.
From the literal point of view, an apartment referred to a public apartment, a type of collective residence. In Europe and the United States, apart from single-family houses, apartment buildings and terraces could also be called apartments. However, in China, the definition was different. It generally referred to a house with a relatively small size. According to the nature of the land and the property rights, it was different from ordinary houses in terms of property management, water and electricity charging standards, settlement, and taxes. Some places would also consider the lighting conditions of the house to define the apartment. For example, in 2005, Chengdu stipulated that the functional rooms (master bedroom, second bedroom, living room, etc.) could not meet the requirements of 2 hours of sunlight during the winter solstice. They could only be called apartments, not residences. Currently, the apartment products on the market could be divided into five types according to the nature of the land and the specific use: residential apartments (single apartments), business apartments, commercial apartments, and hotel-style apartments.
Apartments referred to buildings that contained multiple residential units, most of which were designed for family use, but sometimes they also contained shops and other non-residential facilities, also known as "multi-family homes."
Youth apartments referred to the service apartments that operators provided for young people to live and start businesses through acquisition, transformation, or direct development. It was usually equipped with a full set of furniture, with the characteristics of flexible rental. It emphasized the living environment of the petty capitalists, was fashionable and bright, and was rich in the atmosphere of modern life. It was ecological and technological.
Life Apartments was a retirement model that originated in the Netherlands and had a certain influence internationally. This model of nursing home was different from traditional nursing homes. It turned the nursing home into a social center that was open to the whole society. For example, housewives could go to the supermarket to shop, office workers could go to the cafeteria to eat, and children could feed animals and open a flea market. It introduced the elderly into society and allowed them to regain their sense of value. In the Life Apartment mode, the elderly living in the apartment could bring things from home without leaving the familiar environment. The main job of the medical staff here was not to serve the elderly, but to activate and train the elderly's self-care ability, and the elderly had full autonomy. In China, Yunlin Group introduced the model and concept of the Dutch Life Apartments to build Yunlin Life Apartments. This was a home-based retirement community that integrated life, entertainment, medical care, and nursing care. With "happy retirement" as the core, it followed the concepts of "YES culture, use and retreat, and pan-family culture". It built a social and leisure platform for the elderly. It was an open community, and it also served the surrounding community through carriers such as "Yunlin Home". The overall planning and design fully considered the living, social and entertainment needs of the owners and equipped with a variety of entertainment facilities and supporting facilities. " The Island of Life " is also a wonderful novel. Everyone is welcome to read it!
A hotel-style apartment was a multi-functional apartment that combined residence, hotel, and clubhouse. It had two functions: " self-use " and " investment." In essence, it was still an apartment. It integrated the service functions and management mode of a star-rated hotel, and also had the characteristics of an office building in the information age. The communication conditions were good, and it could provide business services such as secretaries, information, and translation. The buyer owned the property rights of the unit and could live, rent or resell it. It was a comprehensive property that had both professional hotel services and the privacy and unique lifestyle of a private apartment. Its related businesses included service apartments, white-collar apartments, start-up apartments, youth SOHo, youth inns, etc.
Single apartments, also known as white-collar apartments and youth apartments, were a type of transition housing product. The average area is about 25 square meters to 45 square meters per set, and the total price is about 300,000 yuan to 400,000 yuan. The biggest feature of the structure was that there was only one room with a kitchen and bathroom. The popularity of single apartments in large and medium-sized cities was mainly due to the increase in young white-collar workers. This group of people had higher income but were in the stage of starting a business. Their economic strength was not enough to buy a large apartment. On the other hand, single apartments were small in size, low in total price, convenient in transportation, and usually renovated by developers, making it convenient for office workers to use. It first appeared in the rental market, where the owners simply renovated the vacant commercial houses and rented them to middle-income white-collar workers.
A homestay apartment was a form of accommodation that combined the characteristics of a homestay and an apartment. From the perspective of a homestay, it could provide the same living experience as a family residence. It had a variety of characteristic room types, such as villas, old bungalows, sea view rooms, courtyard houses, etc., and might have a special theme. At the same time, it also had some attributes of an apartment. It might be that some rooms in the entire or multiple apartment buildings were used to operate this kind of home-stay business. The room layout and facilities might have the convenience and relative independence of an apartment. This form of accommodation was designed to provide tourists with a standard service that was different from traditional hotels, and it was more large-scale and standardized than ordinary residential homestays.
The train apartment was a place to provide services for the flight attendants. It mainly provided the flight attendants with services such as preparation, dining, and rest. It was responsible for calling shifts, arranging plans, providing accommodation, dining, and many other functions. Different areas of the car apartment have their own special services, such as Fuyang North Car Apartment has a staff responsible for entering, leaving, planning and other work; Tianjin Car Apartment is full of technology, with intelligent robot butlers responsible for check-in, wake-up work, meal identification, etc.; Guangzhou Tie Group Changsha South Car Apartment built a "warm post station" for the flight attendants, providing special food, comfortable rest environment and considerate service for female flight attendants; Beijing West Station Train Apartment was the largest road-network train apartment in the country. During the Spring Festival, it received a large number of railway workers from all over the country and provided them with food and beverage services. In short, the train apartment was an important place in the railway transportation system to provide logistical support for the train attendants. It was the "home" of the train attendants.
A single-family apartment referred to a single independent residential unit in a building. It was independent from other residential units and had no shared space. It usually consisted of a single building with its own entrance, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and other living spaces. The residents could enjoy a relatively independent living environment. Its characteristics were strong independence and good privacy. Compared with traditional apartments, there was no need to share public spaces such as stairs, elevators, corridors, etc. with other residents. The residents could use and decorate their living space more freely. The indoor space was usually larger and could be decorated according to their own needs. It could also provide more outdoor space, such as gardens and courtyards. However, there were also some shortcomings in detached apartments. The price was usually high and not everyone could afford it. The maintenance and management of the apartment required the residents to be responsible for it, including the maintenance, repair, safety and other aspects of the house, which required more time and energy. The location was often located in the suburbs of the city or in remote areas. The transportation was inconvenient and the living facilities were relatively few. The residents might spend more time and energy to meet their daily needs.
Serviced apartments were complete, independent and self-service facilities for long-term commercial and residential guests. The guest rooms include one or more bedrooms, a separate living room, a fully equipped kitchen, and a dining area. It had hotel-style apartments, youth SOHo, white-collar apartments, and start-up apartments. A service apartment was essentially a hotel-like property, but it combined hotel facilities and family features to provide long-term accommodation services that were lower than the hotel's price. One of the biggest differences from a hotel was that it had home-like features, such as washing machines, kitchenware, and other essential household appliances, which ordinary hotels usually did not provide.