Apartments are units within the primary structural frame of a building. This could be something as simple as a house converted into 2-3 units, a commercial space converted into apartments, or a building explicitly built to be an apartment building. Single Room Occupancy (SRO) are only available through National Charity Services, however studios and multiple bedrooms are available for anyone to lease.
In the living room, and each bedroom – there must be a minimum of 3 RJ45 jacks to allow for direct to LAN connectivity. NSC supported televisions will have an RJ45 port for connectivity to the LAN, and there will be a required TV app within Kaldus for the television provider(s) to offer television services. The RJ45 connections can also be used for telephones, printers, and computers. While 3 per room is recommended, some rooms should have more. All RJ45 lines will run to the communications closet where they will connect to a patch panel, then switch, and last network server or router.
If the unit has separate utilities, then the owner can require that the tenant will pay for their own utilities. The common spaces must be under the responsibility of the owner. In most cases, water and heat are not included into separate units as the infrastructure will be too much for large buildings. Also, any new building of 15 floors or more must have an Automated Parking Garage System, and offer the ability to plug their vehicle in the charger. In large buildings, the owner will likely cover for electricity. Otherwise, the number of electrical meters might be in enormous quantity. For example, I live in an 88 unit building. Imagine having 89 meters that has to have a place to put them. Every premise will have its own dedicated circuit panel for turning off and on circuits. Since every apartment is a unique address, they are classified as premises, and they must have a dedicated communications closet, and therefore a dedicated WAN connection. All terrestrial service providers must be supported.
Heating might be the responsibility of the tenant to pay for if the building has just a few units, but as with electricity, if there are too many units, it might make sense to include heat. All units must have a heating register in every room, and there must be at least one return intake for the unit. This is so the premise can breathe and have air filtration. All heating systems will be electric, and the same will apply to hot water, and cooking. This is because gas lines will be illegal to run from the point on.
In SROs, there can be a sofa bed, TV, corner desk, and a sink with a toilet. The tenant will likely have to share a shower with the other tenants. The tenant will provide for their own router which most routers have 4 LAN ports, and 1 WAN port. All premises must have their own internet connection with a dedicated IP address. Since all premises will have a minimum standard connection, this will mean everyone would have “free” internet, and can choose to pay for more if they should desire. The tenant is responsible for their own telephone line, and if they choose to pay for any premium television services. Local network channels are considered as free.
Studios will be larger than an SRO, and just slightly smaller than a 1 Bedroom apartment. This will give the tenant a full kitchen, a full bathroom with either a shower and/or tub. Studios will have their own communication closet for Internet, telephone, and television services. The tenant can be responsible for all three. If the electrical line is on its own connection, then the tenant will likely have to pay for electric. If there is only 1 electrical line in the building, then the owner is responsible for the electric. The same goes for water. Residents of studios will be recommended to have a sleeper sofa, but this is the choice, and at cost of the tenant.
In communities without fiber lines will use BPL (Broadband over Power Line) internet services. This will provide a maximum of 100MBPS for service, and will allow the customer to have fast reliable service without requiring obsolete connections in the premise or communications closet. BPL will require a modem which must be provided by the ISP at no cost.