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properly represented.

Housing is not adequate if the specific needs of disadvantaged and marginalised groups are not taken into account.

It's more than whether a home has steps. Different forms of disadvantage present different access needs. The elderly, children, the physically disabled, persons with persistent medical problems, the mentally ill, victims of natural disasters, and people living in disaster-prone areas experience housing differently.

Housing is not adequate if its cost threatens or compromises the occupants’ ability to meet other basic needs.

While homes are advertised with a price, a choice to live there comes with financial and other costs. Understanding those recurring and ad-hoc budgeting needs informs an affordability assessment.

The parties to the transaction and to resulting engagements will affect the experience in the home.

Selling agents and vendors might be done when a transaction closes, but property managers, strata managers will be involved throughout a residency. Establishing protocols for interactions with them might come through contracts that the resident has little capacity to influence.

The expression of cultural identity is an important part of a good home

Different cultural values bring different housing needs. In the indigenous context, Sorry Business can directly impact housing needs (for visitor accommodation, to conduct smoking ceremonies or other protocols).

To be habitable, a home needs to be physically safe and provide adequate space

Thermal comfort, insulation, ventilation, mould, and structural integrity are all factors that affect comfort and safety in a home.

Employment options, health-care services, schools, child-care, and transport options are material to a housing choice. Insurability cost and eligibility for cover, bankability, exposure to natural hazard exposures also affect this assessment.

Budgets and lifestyles inform this analysis, as does scientific projection and economic risk assessment.

Inspection notice rights, photography policy, inspection privacy charter enrolment, window sight lines, and neighbour proximity may intrude on a resident's privacy.

Arbitrary interference is one aspect of broader set of considerations.

Vendor disclosure statements, condition reports, pool compliance, asbestos registers, and the statutory obligations that must be disclosed before a sale or tenancy begins can last minute afterthoughts.

Capturing the insights that these disclosures intend for people to consider in making housing assessments is more than a compliance exercise and the sources of this information can be solicited for meaningful contribution.

Tenure types are expanding and with that trend, come new measures that will affect housing rights and obligations.

Each tenure type has an interest in a home. Structural indicators such as legislation may be limited in some contexts. Contractual frameworks may be inadequate. A course of conduct might inspire confidence in a housing decision.

Water stress, sanitation, energy sources, refuse disposal, technology readiness and the quality of common facilities will all impact an experience in a home.

Access to these services will come with varying priorities for different residents.