In residential or building classification, which feature must a unit have to qualify as an apartment?

• A. Independent kitchen
• B. Shared kitchen
• C. No kitchen
• D. Only a bathroom

Answer: (A)

An apartment is a self-contained living unit, and the essential feature that makes it qualify is having an independent kitchen. This allows residents to prepare meals inside their own unit without sharing facilities with other units, enabling true self-sufficiency. If the kitchen is shared, or if there’s no kitchen at all, the space isn’t considered a separate dwelling unit in many building classifications and would be treated as something other than an apartment.