housing waitlist
Apartment application queue
A housing waitlist is a queue of applicants waiting for affordable or subsidized housing to become available.
Because demand for such housing far exceeds supply, waitlists can stretch for years or even decades: She's been on the housing waitlist for three years.
Applicants typically must meet income requirements and periodically verify their eligibility to remain on the list.
- queueOrdered waiting line
- applicantOne who formally requests
- affordableReasonably priced
- low incomeEarnings below average
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
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Legally possessing residential property
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