Right-of-occupancy housing
Right-of-occupancy housingOn this site, you can find information on right-of-occupancy housing, applying for a queue number and on searching for a dwelling.
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On this site, you can find information on right-of-occupancy housing, applying for a queue number and on searching for a dwelling.
You need a queue number to apply for a right-of-occupancy dwelling. Once you have received your queue number, you can submit applications for locations that interest you. The applicant who has the lowest queue number will receive the right-of-occupancy dwelling.
Apply for a queue number on ARAs website(Link leads to external service).
The tenant selection system for right-of-occupancy dwellings has moved to fixed-term queue numbers and to a national queuing system. From 1.9.2023 onwards the Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) has granted the queue numbers for right-of-occupancy dwellings. Older tenant selection queue numbers were valid until 31 December 2023.
Right-of-occupancy housing is a cross between owner-occupied and rental housing that combines the best attributes of both forms. In the case of a right-of-occupancy dwelling, you pay the so-called right-of-occupancy fee, which is up to 15% of the dwelling’s original value. You will also pay a residence charge, similar to rent.
You can live in a right-of-occupancy dwelling for as long as you like. When you eventually move out of the dwelling, you will be refunded the right-of-occupancy fee you paid, adjusted by the building cost index.
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