Common use of Allocation of Dwellings Clause in Contracts

Allocation of Dwellings. (1) Dwellings for the provision of which Housing Authority advances have been used and which become available for allocation during the period of five years commencing on the first day of January, 1974, shall be allocated by the Housing Authority of the State for rental or for purchase by applicants for housing assistance in accordance with this clause and the other provisions of this Part. (2) The dwellings shall be allocated so that — (a) not less than 85 per centum of the family dwellings that are allocated for the first time; (b) all of the dwellings built for couples, without dependants, of which the main breadwinner is an aged person or an invalid; and (c) all of the dwellings built for single aged persons and for invalids, are allocated to families and other persons who respectively satisfy the needs tests set out in clause 16. (3) Subject to the granting of priorities in cases of urgent need, dwellings shall be allocated to persons in order of lodgement or of acceptance by the Housing Authority of applications for housing assistance. (4) A Housing Authority shall not be required by the provisions of this clause to allocate a dwelling to a family or other person where the circumstances are such that in the opinion of the Housing Authority, the family or other person does not require housing assistance of the nature that is provided for by this Part.