tenants in a typical co-living arrangement each have their own lease, covering their bedroom and shared spaces in a group suite. in common’s case, those bedrooms and suites are fully furnished, and the cost of cleaning and maintaining the shared spaces and providing kitchen and bathroom supplies (not to mention utilities and wi-fi) is bundled into the rent. common is able to keep rents lower, hargreaves says, in part “by densifying these buildings,” putting more units within the same spatial footprint than you’d find in a typical apartment property.