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vr.tr.home · PHY.BLT

Let an agent handle home as a residence: help with home safety, tenant and housing rights in general terms, and route people without a safe home to housing and crisis services.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle home as a residence: help with home safety, tenant and housing rights in general terms, and route people without a safe home to housing and crisis services.

The place where a person lives, especially their dwelling and household, such as a house, flat or other accommodation; in law, a primary residence may carry specific rights and obligations, and the idea of home also has emotional and social meaning.

What it is for: Shelter, privacy, family life and belonging.

It can be find help if someone is homeless or at risk; understand housing and tenant rights in general terms; improve home safety; register a primary residence where required.

Distinguishing features

Place of living

Legal and emotional meaning

Linked to household

Protected by privacy rights

What it looks like

Houses, flats and other dwellings where people live.

How it is recognised

Dwellings with residents

Registered primary residences

A house is a building; a home is where someone lives

Related models

is a kind of - category

dwelling

is related to - occupants

household

is protected by - right

right to respect for home

is contrasted with - lack of home

homelessness

In practice

Families and kinds

owned homes

rented homes

social and supported housing

temporary accommodation

care and residential homes

Standards and regulation

ECHR article 8 respect for home

Housing and tenancy law

Residence registration rules

Failure modes and hazards

Homelessness and unsafe housing

Fire and carbon monoxide risks

Illegal eviction

Also called

Fundukprimary residencebuitenplaatsHauptwohnsitzaccommodation outside parental care

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.home-artifact

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Crisis Without a safe home.

Safety comes first.

Homeless

Homelessness.

Homeless

Homelessness.

  1. Is someone homeless, sleeping rough or about to lose their home? boundary
  2. Which housing or homelessness service should be contacted today? action

Unsafe

Unsafe home.

Unsafe

Unsafe home.

  1. Is someone unsafe at home because of abuse? boundary
  2. Which emergency number or confidential helpline should be contacted? action
Rights Housing law.

Law protects residents.

Tenant

Tenant rights.

Tenant

Tenant rights.

  1. What rights do tenants have here on repairs, deposits and eviction, in general terms? provenance
  2. Where can free housing advice be found? provenance

Residence

Primary residence.

Residence

Primary residence.

  1. Must a primary residence be registered here? provenance
  2. What does it affect, such as tax or voting? provenance
Safety Home safety.

Homes need safety measures.

Fire

Alarms.

Fire

Fire and CO safety.

  1. Are there working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms? boundary
  2. Which free home fire safety checks exist? provenance

Accidents

Falls and poisoning.

Accidents

Home accidents.

  1. How can falls and child poisoning at home be prevented? provenance
  2. Which guidance applies? provenance
Meaning Belonging.

Home has social meaning.

Belonging

Sense of home.

Belonging

Sense of home.

  1. What does research say about home and wellbeing? provenance
  2. How does it differ across cultures? boundary

Care

Care leavers and supported living.

Care

Supported accommodation.

  1. Which accommodation support exists for young people leaving care? provenance
  2. Who is responsible for providing it? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should home and dwelling be merged?
  • How should housing help be localised?
  • How should care homes be linked?