2019 年 4 月 1 日版【英語】

How to apply for prefectural housing (Ken-ei Jutaku)
Asakura Prefectural Housing

Prefectural housing is a national government-subsidized lowrent public housing project for low-income households.
There are qualifications for application under relevant laws andcodes. Applications are accepted either on a (1) regular (2) oras-needed basis.
For details on application procedure (regular or as-neededbasis), qualifications, rent, and other details, please ask theGunma Housing Supply Corp. (Gunma-ken Jutaku KyokyuKosha).
１ Regular applications (Teiki Boshu)(1)*Please note that you cannot apply if you are currently living in other public housing.
・Regular applications are accepted four times a year (April, July, October, January). The successful candidates
will be decided in a drawing.
・Applicants can choose their desired housing from the list of available housing for rent during each of the application
period.
・There will be a screening process after the successful candidates were announced by an open drawing.

(2) As-needed basis applications (Zuiji Boshu)*Please note that you can apply even if you are currently living in other public housing.
・There are public housing projects that accept applications on as-needed basis. (In this case, applicants cannot
choose their desired housing. Applications are accepted from the month of application to the same month of
the next year and on a first-come-first-served basis as openings become available.)・ For more details on the difference from the regular application system, please ask the Gunma Housing SupplyCorp.

◎Please visit the website of Gunma Housing Supply Corp. for the maps and photos of our housing projects.
◎As explained above, different procedures apply for different application procedures.
◎There are regulations and rules governing eligibility, application procedure, housing rules, etc.
◎Please feel free to ask Gunma Housing Supply Corp. questions about prefectural public housing projects.

Gunma Prefecture
Gunma Housing Supply Corp.
Contact: Administration Section, Administration Dept.
Website: http://www.gunma-jkk.or.jp/☎027-223-5811

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Qualifications for application
An applicant must meet all of the following 11 requirements.
1. Is either a permanent or long-term resident (spouse acceptable), if the applicant is a foreign resident
2. Is of legal age (If you are married, applicant can be a minor.)
・Only immediate family members can live together. (Common-law marriages and engagements are included)
・Unaccompanied applicants must be able to support themselves.
3. Is currently looking for a place to live
・You cannot apply if you have a house.
4. Is capable of paying a deposit (three months’ rent) on or before the date designated by us.
5. Has a co-signer (who meets all the co-signer’s requirements)
6. Has an address or place of work in Gunma Prefecture (except for as-needed applicants)
7. Has no unpaid inhabitant tax (Jumin-zei)
8. Is not (and none of the family member is) a member of an organized crime group defined by the Act on Preventionof Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group9. Has never committed any crimes stipulated in the Gunma Prefectural Housing Administration Codes
10. Has an annual income (or combined income of all family members) that meets our standards
11. Applicants must not have any unpaid rent from other housing run by Gunma Prefecture.
*If you have any questions on the above qualifications, please ask the Gunma Public Housing Supply Corp.

Application Form・Please contact the Gunma Public Housing Supply Corp. to get the information on necessary documents forapplication.
・Applications are accepted only after all the essential documents are submitted.
・Application papers will not be returned after they are submitted.

Miscellaneous・Parking space is available for a fee. (One parking space per household)*Some of our housing projects do not have any parking space for rent.
・No pets (cats, dogs, birds, etc.) are allowed.
・Tenants are required to pay common-area charge (Kyoeki-hi) to cover the following expenses.
(1) Light bulbs and electricity bills for the stairways and outside lights(2) Water bills of running water for common use and electricity bills for water facilities(3) Electricity bills and maintenance cost of the sewage facility(4) Light bulbs and utility bills for meeting places(5) Electricity bills for elevators(6) Sundry expenses (to cover necessary expenses)
・Tenants will be asked to help with cleaning, weeding, and general housekeeping on the premises of our public
housing projects as well as sewages.