Examples of owner-occupied in a Sentence
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About 48% of housing units are owner-occupied, while 52% are renter-occupied.
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Leondra Head, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Woodlawn and South Shore are only 25% owner-occupied, according to the DePaul University Institute for Housing Studies, lower than the city’s overall 45%.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
With taxes and heat included in the monthly fee and the building being entirely owner-occupied, there’s a strong sense of stability and stewardship.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Most houses are owner-occupied, and most landlords are small businesses.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The news that hundreds of properties in Greenwich could contain a lead service line drew significant attention in the town, where the median household income is $180,000 per year and more than 60% of the housing is owner-occupied.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
In Louisville, short-term rentals that are not owner-occupied cannot be located within 600 feet of each other.
—Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Mar. 2025
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Leondra Head, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Woodlawn and South Shore are only 25% owner-occupied, according to the DePaul University Institute for Housing Studies, lower than the city’s overall 45%.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
With taxes and heat included in the monthly fee and the building being entirely owner-occupied, there’s a strong sense of stability and stewardship.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Most houses are owner-occupied, and most landlords are small businesses.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The news that hundreds of properties in Greenwich could contain a lead service line drew significant attention in the town, where the median household income is $180,000 per year and more than 60% of the housing is owner-occupied.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
In Louisville, short-term rentals that are not owner-occupied cannot be located within 600 feet of each other.
—Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Owner-occupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owner-occupied. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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