Ask the respondent the question, "Do you own or amortize this lot occupied by your household or do your rent, rent-free with consent of owner, or rent-free without consent of owner?
Cross out the circle corresponding to the tenure status of the lot on which the housing unit is built.

The categories of tenure status of the lot are as follows:

1 Owned/being amortized - Ownership of land includes mere occupancy of any public land in rural areas. This also includes house owners paying the land on installment basis or holders of certificate of land under the Land Reform Program or house/lot awardees of housing loan from PAGIBIG, SSS, GSIS or commercial banks.

2 Rented - There is a fixed amount paid by the occupant in cash or in kind.

3 Rent-free with consent of owner - The household occupies the lot with the permission of the owner and without paying any rent in cash or in kind to the owner, tenant/lessee or subtenant/sub-lessee.

4 Rent-free without consent of owner - The household occupies the lot without the permission of the owner.

Filling Up the Housing Questions: An Example

Illustration (7.4) shows an example of the correct way of filling up the housing census questions.

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