Rental Types Research Articles

Renting trouble? An analysis of crime and calls to police at addresses with different rental types

BackgroundThe number of studies about crime at short-term rentals (STRs), and about crime concentration has surged in recent years, but few have bridged these literatures. This study examines crime and calls for service at STRs in relation to other rentals, hotels, and all other addresses in a university city.MethodsPolice circumstances, rental properties, hotels and motels, liquor licenses, and all other addresses are assessed from January 2021 through June 2023 to understand public safety at STRs compared to other address-types.ResultsSTRs make up less than 10% of rental addresses. Police circumstances are significantly and negatively associated with both distance to campus and to liquor licenses. The maximum unrelated occupancy is positively and significantly associated with issues. STRs have greater issues for their lower maximum occupancy, but other rentals and hotels present substantially more problems on a per-address basis.ConclusionThese findings highlight the scope of STR circumstances, clarify potential differences in crime versus calls for service, and suggest that on a per-address basis, both are substantially worse at hotels and longer rentals than STRs.

Seven propositions about ‘generation rent’

ABSTRACT Intergenerational disparities in housing have emerged across countries, giving rise to narratives of “generation rent”. Despite popularization of the term across academia and public discourse, it remains nebulous, divisive, and lacking nuance. Through seven propositions, this paper synthesizes recent evidence to more accurately capture the breadth of young adults’ housing inequalities and advance debates surrounding “generation rent”. It begins by addressing its drivers, describing shifts in the political economy of (rental) housing which disproportionately disadvantage young adults. It then identifies features of “generation rent”, illuminating heterogeneity between socio-economic groups, housing situations, and rental types. Finally, it charts outcomes of housing market pressures which reshape lives and livelihoods across generations, albeit in different ways. To this end, this paper puts forward a new classification of four sub-categories conspicuous in the historically homogenized notion of “generation rent”, namely “second generation owner”, “delayed buyer”, “tenant” and “precariat”. It argues that, harnessed correctly, “generation rent” can be a useful lens to illustrate wider housing sector transformations and their effects for class-stratification and the reproduction of socio-economic inequalities.

Influences on the Housing Satisfaction of Middle-Aged Households Reflected in the Korea Housing Survey 2021

In research on housing welfare policy, there has been little interest in middle-aged households compared with young or elderly households. The purpose of this study was to explore influences on the housing satisfaction of middle-aged renter households using microdata from the Korea Housing Survey 2021. A statistical analysis of data was performed on a total of 2,709,152 middle-aged (aged between 40 and 64 years) Jeonse (lump-sum housing lease) renters and monthly renters with deposits, living in private rental housing units. The major findings were as follows. Firstly, there were significant differences in housing unit satisfaction and residential environment satisfaction among renter groups by age and rental type. Early-middle-aged Jeonse renters displayed the highest satisfaction with both housing units and the residential environment, while semi-elderly monthly renters with deposits displayed the lowest satisfaction. Secondly, living in aged structures or in apartment units exerted the strongest influences on housing satisfaction, which implies the need for residential area regeneration programs that consider the situation of rental households. Thirdly, living in Incheon and Gyeonggi-do was found to have a negative influence on housing satisfaction. Fourthly, upward filtering on tenure types or lease renewal of the current house did not necessarily have a positive influence on the housing satisfaction of middle-aged renters. Based on the findings, suggestions were made to improve the housing situation of middle-aged renter households.

민간임대주택 거주 청년 임차가구의 임차유형별 지역에 따른 주거비 및 주거불안정 문제 경험 실태: 2017년 주거실태조사를 중심으로

민간임대주택 거주 청년 임차가구의 임차유형별 지역에 따른 주거비 및 주거불안정 문제 경험 실태: 2017년 주거실태조사를 중심으로

Determinants of Family Supports for Young Renter Households

This study explored determinants of family support that young renter households received to afford their housing costs. Microdata set of the 2014 Korea Housing Survey was used as secondary data for the study. Total 1,752,899 households headed by persons between 20 and 34 years of age and whose rental type was either Jeon-se or monthly rental with deposit in private rental units were selected as study subjects. For the data analysis, a series of discriminant analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS 21.0. Major findings were as follows. (1) Among the subjects, 28.2% were found to receive financial support from parents or other relatives. (2) To see the discriminant analysis results, a linear combination of seven household and housing characteristics (householder's gender, whether or not the householder worked in the previous week, whether or not the householders have a spouse, tenure type, structure type, location and deposit amount) could explain 44.6% of variance in young renter households' receipt of family support with a prediction accuracy of 77.2%. (3) To summarize the final discriminant model, Jeon-se renter households in location other than Incheon or Gyeonggi Province living in a unit in structure other than multifamily structure headed by younger householders that did not worked previous week or without spouse; with a greater deposit had the maximum tendency to receive family support to pay rental costs.

Study the indoor air quality level inside governmental elementary schools of Dammam City in Saudi Arabia

Aims: The aim was to study the indoor air quality (IAQ) levels inside the governmental elementary schools of Dammam City in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and study factors affecting these levels. Materials and Methods: Sixteen schools were selected for this study; 12 of them were representing governmental constructed buildings, while the other 4 schools were representing rental buildings. Levels of dust or total suspended particulates (TSP), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and benzene; in addition to temperature degree and relative humidity percent were measured during this study at four selected locations inside each school and one location outside it. Results: The highest levels of all pollutants were found inside classrooms that were located directly on the moderate traffic streets compared with low or very low traffic activity ones. Levels of most air pollutants inside the governmental constructed buildings were higher than those inside the rental type of schools. Conclusion: The average levels of TSP, NO 2 and CO inside all selected schools were lower than the air quality guidelines (AQGs). In contrary, all mean levels of CO 2 and nearly 50% of SO 2 and benzene levels were higher than their AQGs. Increasing the efficiency of the mechanical and air condition systems inside classrooms is important for appropriate ventilation and improving IAQ level.