What is APARTMENT HOUSE? Definition of APARTMENT HOUSE in Black's Law Dictionary
A building arranged in several suites of connecting rooms, each suite designed for independent housekeeping, but with certain mechanical conveniences, such as heat, light, or elevator services, in common to all families occupying the building. Konick v. Champneys, 108 Wash. 35, 183 P. 75, 77, 6 A.L.R. 459. Sometimes called a flat or flat house. Lignot v. Jaekle, 72 N.J.Eq. 233, 65 A. 221. It comes within the prohibition of a restrictive building covenant forbidding buildings designed for any purpose other than a private dwelling house. Taylor v. Lambert, 279 Pa. 514, 124 A. 169, 170. But it is not a "hotel." Satterthwait v. Gibbs, 288 Pa. 428, 135 A. 862, 864. A house for two families has been held to be an "apartment house" within a restrictive covenant. Austin v. Richardson, Tex.Com. App., 288 S.W. 180, 181.
An "apartment house" is not a hotel, but is a building used as a dwelling for several families, each living separate and apart. Peirce v. Kelner, 304 Pa. 509, 156 A. 61, 62. It is not a number of private dwellings, built one on another, but a collection of dwellings. A place for housing a number of people grouped in families assigned to different sections in the same structure. Fox v. Sumerson, 338 Pa. 545, 13 A.2d 1, 2.
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