common area
common area (1)(房产的)共用部分 在有关出租人和承租人的法律〔law of landlord-tenant〕中，指房产中各承租人必须共同使用但由出租人控制并承担责任的部分地段，如过道、楼梯。 (2)共有地 住户共同拥有并使用的地方，如一个住宅开发区中的道路、绿地等。
COMMON AREA
common area
common area. 1. Landlord–tenant law. The realty that all tenants may use though the landlord retains control and responsibility over it. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 123. C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant §§ 290–291.] 2. An area owned and used in common by the residents of a condominium, subdivision, or planned-unit development. — Also termed common elements.