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the reporter learned from the municipal housing and urban-rural development bureau that the "guangzhou city affordable rental housing management measures (interim)" (draft for comments) is currently open to the public for comments.affordable rental housing is aimed at new citizens, young people and other groups, allowing young people to settle down and work in guangzhou.

affordable rental housing is divided intogovernment housingandmarketable propertiesthe draft opinion proposes that government housing can be rented out preferentially to qualified employees of high-tech enterprises, innovative benchmark enterprises, colleges and universities, headquarters enterprises recognized by the city (district), key high-end professional service industry enterprises recognized by the city (district), innovation and entrepreneurship bases for hong kong and macao youth, and basic public service departments (industries) such as politics and law, medical care, transportation, sanitation, and other units approved by the government.

the proportion of small-sized apartments is no less than 70% in administrative districts.

affordable rental housing,it means that the government provides policy support in land, finance, taxation, etc., gives full play to the role of market entities, and the proportion of small-sized apartments with a construction area of ​​no more than 70 square meters is not less than 70%, and the rent is lower than the market rental rent of the same location and quality.the "draft opinion" explains that the statistical scope with a proportion of no less than 70% can be based on administrative districts, and all affordable rental housing within the administrative districts can be included in the statistical scope.

affordable rental housing is divided into government-owned housing and market-owned housing. the former refers to housing owned by the government, which is handed over to the municipal and district operation and management units for use as affordable rental housing through entrusted management and other means, and is allocated by the municipal and district housing security departments under the guidance of the operation and management units. the latter refers to rental housing that is raised, operated and managed independently by market entities and provides security support.

affordable rental housing is mainly rented to eligible new citizens, young people and other groups. it can be rented directly to individuals (families) or as a whole to employers, who will then arrange for eligible employees to move in.

in principle, dormitory-type affordable rental housing built on supporting land for industrial projects in industrial parks will mainly be rented out to employees of the enterprise itself or employees of enterprises in the same industrial park. enterprises and institutions that build affordable rental housing using their own existing land are allowed to rent it out to eligible employees of the enterprise first. if there are surplus houses, they can be rented out to other eligible new citizens, young people and other groups.

government housing rents should be 90% lower than market rents

eligible new citizens, young people and other groups can apply to rent one government-funded affordable rental housing. if you own two houses due to marriage, you should vacate one house according to regulations.

to apply for government-funded affordable rental housing, applicants must meet at least the following conditions:

first, the applicant, his/her spouse, and children under the age of 18 do not own housing (including affordable housing, shared-ownership housing, allocated security housing, etc.) in the district when applying, and have not rented policy-based housing such as public rental housing, talent apartments, and directly managed public housing in this city.

second, the applicant must have paid basic pension insurance in this city when applying, except for talents introduced by the city or district.

government-funded affordable rental housing projects can be targeted firsthigh-tech enterprise, innovation benchmark enterprises, colleges and universities, headquarters enterprises recognized by the city (district), key high-end professional service industry enterprises recognized by the city (district), innovation and entrepreneurship bases for hong kong and macao youth, as well as eligible employees of basic public service departments (industries) such as politics and law, medical care, transportation, sanitation, and other units approved by the government.

the rent of government-owned affordable rental housing projects,it should be lower than 90% of the market rental price of housing of the same location and quality.

government-sourced affordable rental housing should be allocated by lottery, and online or offline housing selection should be organized according to actual conditions. government-sourced affordable rental housing should be allocated in batches, either to individuals or to units.

for government-owned affordable rental housing for individuals, the operation and management unit will formulate a rental plan and announce it to the public through the municipal affordable rental housing management service platform, the portal website of the housing and urban-rural development department, etc. applicants can apply for leasing through the municipal affordable rental housing management service platform, or directly apply for leasing to the operation and management unit at the project location.

market-based housing rents should be lower than market rents

the rent of affordable rental housing in the market should be lower than that of market rental housing of the same location and quality, without the 90% limit. the rent shall be determined by the holding and operating management unit in accordance with the principle of "sustainable for enterprises and affordable for citizens", and uploaded and reported through the municipal affordable rental housing management service platform.

during the operation of affordable rental housing, if the operating and management unit adjusts the rent of market-based affordable rental housing, it shall comply with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

market-based affordable rental housing is rented out by the operating and management units themselves, and a rental notice can be published through the city's affordable rental housing management service platform before renting out.

some people have suggested that:

1. time for soliciting opinions: september 21, 2024 to october 20, 2024 (30 days in total).

ii. ways for the public to obtain the full text of the "guangzhou affordable rental housing management measures (interim)" (draft for comments):。

iii. channels for the public to submit opinions: the public can send relevant opinions and suggestions in written form to the housing security division of guangzhou housing and urban-rural development bureau, no. 1 fuqian road, yuexiu district, guangzhou, postal code 510030; or send an email to: [email protected].

text and photos by guangzhou daily new flower city reporter: li tianyan
guangzhou daily new flower city editor: liao liming