##  [Multi-Family Dwelling](/index.php/multi-family-dwelling) 

  ##  [Multi-Family Dwelling](https://commerce.quantumdictionary.io/multi-family-dwelling-0) 

  

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Definition

A residential building or complex configured to house multiple separate households in distinct dwelling units that share common access, services or building systems (egress, utilities, circulation and amenities); the term spans scales from duplexes to large apartment buildings and carries specific legal, design and management implications.