Engineer El-Sherbiny announced that eligible tenants will be able to apply for alternative housing units starting on October 1st. As stipulated in Article 8 of the law, applications will be accepted for a period of three months. Citizens can apply through an online platform or at post offices nationwide, with the platform designed to help them submit their applications and complete all required procedures for the new units.
A presentation at the meeting detailed the procedures for
providing these alternative units through the Social Housing and Mortgage
Finance Fund. A specialized unit will be created to receive and register
applications via the online platform and post offices during the three-month
period. The goal is to compile a list of all applicants, classify and
prioritize them, and determine the number of housing units needed for specific
groups before the six-year deadline from the law's issuance expires.
The meeting also discussed the application process on the
unified electronic platform, which will be as follows:
Create an electronic account to track the application status
and complete any necessary documents,
Fill out the electronic application form, providing the
required data. The form will require applicants to choose from specific
categories.
For residential units, applications can be submitted by:
The original tenant who signed the rental agreement with the
landlord.
The original tenant's spouse, if the contract was extended
to them before the law came into effect.
Any tenant to whom the lease was extended.
For non-residential units, applications can be submitted by:
The original tenant.
Any tenant to whom the lease was extended.
The application will also require the applicant to specify
the following:
The geographical address of the property.
The desired allocation system (subsidized rent, rent-to-own,
or ownership through mortgage finance).
The geographical area where the applicant wants the new unit to be located.