Housing is one of the most important life components giving shelter, safety, and warmth, as well as providing a place to rest. There is a lack of a unified definition of the housing concept in Latvia. The aim of the study is to define the housing concept in general in Latvia and develop proposals for the classification of housing. The principal objectives are to describe and analyze the concept of “housing” and to develop the definition of housing concept in general that could be used in housing policy in Latvia for developing housing classification and analyzing the aims of the housing policy. Analytical research method and comparative research method were used.