Editing Apartment (section)

===By country===
[[File:Lovely old apartments in Yangon (5089875668).jpg|thumb|Apartments in a colonial-era building in [[Yangon]]]]
In [[American English]], the distinction between rental apartments and [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]]s is that while rental buildings are owned by a single entity and rented out to many, condominiums are owned individually, while their owners still pay a monthly or yearly fee for building upkeep. Condominiums are often leased by their owner as rental apartments. A third alternative, the [[Housing cooperative|cooperative apartment]] building (or "{{lang|en-US|co-op}}"), acts as a corporation with all of the tenants as shareholders of the building. Tenants in cooperative buildings do not own their apartment, but instead own a proportional number of shares of the entire cooperative. As in condominiums, cooperators pay a monthly fee for building upkeep. Co-ops are common in cities such as New York, and have gained some popularity in other larger urban areas in the U.S.

In [[British English]] the usual word is "{{lang|en-GB|flat}}", but ''{{lang|en-GB|apartment}}'' is used by property developers to denote expensive "flats" in exclusive and expensive residential areas in, for example, parts of London such as [[Belgravia]] and [[Hampstead]]. In Scotland, it is called a block of flats or, if it is a traditional sandstone building, a ''{{lang|en-scotland|[[tenement]]}}'', a term which has a negative connotation elsewhere.

In India and South Africa, the words "{{lang|en-IN|flat}}" and "{{lang|en-IN|apartment}}" are interchangeably used to refer to a housing unit in a building. The word "flat" is also used to refer to multi-story dwellings that have lifts.
[[File:Flat at Granville.jpg|thumb|A two-story flat at [[Granville, New South Wales|Granville]]]]
[[Australian English]] and [[New Zealand English]] traditionally used the term ''{{lang|en-AU|flat}}'' (although it also applies to any rental property), and more recently also use the terms ''{{lang|en-AU|unit}}'' or ''{{lang|en-AU|apartment}}''. In Australia, a '{{lang|en-AU|unit}}' refers to flats, apartments or even [[semi-detached]] houses. In Australia, the terms "{{lang|en-AU|unit}}", "{{lang|en-AU|flat}}" and "{{lang|en-AU|apartment}}" are largely used interchangeably. Newer high-rise buildings are more often marketed as "{{lang|en-AU|apartments}}", as the term "{{lang|en-AU|flats}}" carries colloquial connotations. The term condominium or condo is rarely used in Australia despite attempts by developers to market it.

In [[Malaysian English]], ''{{lang|en-MY|flat}}'' often denotes a housing block of two rooms with walk-up, no lift, without facilities, typically five stories tall, and with outdoor parking space,<ref>[https://www.propsocial.my/topic/226/categories-of-homes-in-malaysia-posted-by-propsocial-editor?all=1 Categories of Homes in Malaysia.]</ref> while ''{{lang|en-MY|apartment}}'' is more generic and may also include luxury condominiums.

In Japanese English [[loanword]]s ({{Transliteration|ja|[[Wasei-eigo]]}}), the term ''{{lang|en-JP|apartment}}'' ({{lang|ja|アパート}} {{Transliteration|ja|apaato}}) is used for lower-income housing and ''{{lang|en-JP|mansion}}'' ({{lang|ja|マンション}} {{Transliteration|ja|manshon}}) is used for high-end apartments; but both terms refer to what English-speakers regard as an apartment. This use of the term ''mansion'' has a parallel with [[British English]]'s ''{{lang|en-GB|mansion block}}'', a term denoting prestigious apartment buildings from the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] and [[Edwardian era|Edwardian]], which usually feature an ornate facade and large, high-ceilinged flats with period features. {{Transliteration|ja|[[Danchi]]}} is the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word for a large cluster of apartment buildings of a particular style and design, typically built as [[public housing]] by government authorities. See [[Housing in Japan]].