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housing
vr.tr.housing · thing-q1247867
Let an agent help people find, keep and understand housing, explain rights and options, route homelessness and unsafe conditions to help, and describe housing policy neutrally.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Urgent Housing crises.
Homeless
No home.
Homeless
Homelessness.
- Is the person homeless or about to lose their home? boundary
- Which emergency housing services and hotlines apply here? action
Unsafe
Dangerous conditions.
Unsafe
Unsafe housing.
- Is the housing unsafe, such as fire risk, structural problems or no heating? boundary
- Who can enforce repairs or rehouse? provenance
Find Getting housing.
Options
Types of housing.
Options
Options.
- Which housing options fit the person situation, from renting to social housing? provenance
- Is the person eligible for social or supported housing? provenance
Scams
Avoiding fraud.
Scams
Avoiding fraud.
- Does this listing show signs of a rental scam? boundary
- How can a landlord or agent be verified? action
Rights Tenure rights.
Tenants
Tenant rights.
Tenants
Tenant rights.
- What rights do tenants have here on deposits, repairs and eviction, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user seeking legal advice on their own case? boundary
Discrimination
Fair housing.
Discrimination
Fair housing.
- Which anti-discrimination rules apply to housing? provenance
- How can discrimination be reported? provenance
Policy Housing systems.
Systems
National systems.
Systems
National systems.
- How is housing provided and subsidised in this country, according to official sources? provenance
- What are the affordability trends? measurement
Debates
Policy debates.
Debates
Policy debates.
- What positions exist on housing supply, rent control and social housing, attributed to their proponents? provenance
- Is the description neutral? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- housing in the United Kingdom, teacher housing, housing for the handicapped, Volkshuisvesting, Q3A, Airey house, housing in the Soviet Union, housing in Japan, veterans' home, affordable housing, Stalinka, housing in the United States
What it is Filled
Buildings and arrangements that provide people with places to live, including houses, flats, social and public housing, worker and teacher housing, accessible housing and emergency accommodation, together with the policies, markets and rights that govern access to them; housing is a basic need and a right recognised in international law.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent help people find, keep and understand housing, explain rights and options, route homelessness and unsafe conditions to help, and describe housing policy neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Basic need
- Market and social provision
- Regulated tenure and standards
- Policy-sensitive
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Screen applicants on protected characteristics or proxies for them.
- Advertise housing that does not exist, or misrepresent its condition, rent or terms.
- Help evict people outside lawful procedure.
- Share applicants' or tenants' personal data beyond what is needed.
Only with a human decision
- Deciding who receives social housing or a tenancy.
- Starting eviction or rent changes.
May
- Describe housing options, rights and support schemes from official sources.
- Help a person find and apply for housing through official channels at their request.
Moral aspects Filled
- Housing is a basic need and a human right; losing it harms health and family life.
- Discrimination in housing persists and is often hidden in automated screening.
Who is affected
- Tenants and applicants
- Homeless people
- Landlords and neighbours
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner or landlord for each dwelling; housing authorities for social housing.
Master systems
- Land registry or cadastre
- Social housing registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q28877 - registry parent class
- Q64576680 - registry parent class
related
- accommodation - category
- good/s - category
- human rights - right to adequate housing
- public building - other building class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.housing
- Wikidata: Q1247867 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1247867)
Direct properties required Filled
- Dwelling floor area: m2 - Floor area is measured from surveys or plans using a stated convention for usable space and internal boundaries.
- Room clear height: m - Clear height is measured from the finished floor to the ceiling, recording variations beneath slopes or obstructions.
- Envelope thermal transmittance: W/(m2 K) - Thermal transmittance is calculated or measured for individual envelope components to describe heat transfer through the dwelling enclosure.
- Air leakage rate: 1/h - Air leakage is measured by a building pressurization test and expressed as air changes per hour at a stated pressure difference.
Recognition required Filled
- Residential buildings
- Estates and neighbourhoods
- Commercial buildings are not housing
- Houses, apartment buildings, estates and temporary accommodation.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- find housing options and support
- explain tenant and owner rights in general terms
- route homelessness and unsafe housing to services
- describe housing policy and markets with sources
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Homelessness
- Unsafe or overcrowded conditions
- Discrimination and scams
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ICESCR article 11 on adequate housing
- National housing and tenancy law
- Building and fire safety standards
Context of use required Filled
- Providing places to live.
- owner-occupied housing
- private rented housing
- social and public housing
- accessible and supported housing
- emergency and temporary accommodation
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1247867: housing - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Housing - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should housing types be separate entries?
- How should local services be localised?
- How should national systems be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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