Roof truss with single thickness structural pieces that can be easily joined together.
Monterey architecture
A nineteenth-century-style, 2-story house with a balcony across the front at the second floor level, which was adopted from the early California Spanish period.
Month-to-month tenancy
A tenancy in which no written lease is involved, rent being paid monthly. It can be renewed for each succeeding month or terminated at the option of either party with sufficient notice.
Monthly association dues
Monthly payment paid to homeowners' association and used for maintenance and repair in housing that has communal areas.
Monthly payment cap
This cap limits the amount that your monthly payments can increase from one adjustment period to the next.
Monument
A fixed object and point established by surveyors to determine land locations.
Mop
Mop board
Molding at the bottom of an interior wall, where the floor meets the wall.
Mop-and-flop
A roofers' term where the back side of a roofing material is mopped, then the piece is turned over and set in place.
Mopping
Hot bitumen applied with a mechanical applicator or by hand in ways varying from strips to circular areas.
