Good luck - we look forward to your joining the Mitchell-Lama community. Our suggestion is to prepare ahead of time for the purchase so that you are ready when called.
Some developments do allow you to take a year off the list to get your finances in order so you can purchase - and then call you again after that year.The number of people occupying the apartment has to match the number of bedrooms. Check with them ahead of time about the requirements for a loan here: UHAB Homeownership Lending. Simply getting on a waiting list for a Mitchell-Lama apartment depends on two eligibility requirements: income level and family size. There is a lending program at the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) specially created to lend to ML and other limited equity apartments. Most banks do not give mortgages for purchase of a Mitchell-Lama so check with credit unions or other lending options way ahead of time. If you need to borrow money to come up with the cash, definitely work on this ahead of time.If your rating is lower - try to work on it ahead of time. Many developments require a fairly high rating (640 or more) to be considered for an apartment. Mitchell-Lama apartments are sold or rented through waiting lists kept by. Those were the justifications the Rent Guidelines Board used to suggest rent increases of 15.75 percent on two-year leases of rent-stabilized units. Often, when a development has an opening, they will notify the first 10 or 20 people on the list - some of whom have had changes in circumstances and will not be interested anymore. On March 18, 2022, days before most of the new Mitchell-Lama rules would go. No one wants a repeat of the bidding wars of summer 2022, and yet higher costs for landlords and high rates of inflation may push rents up. Keep an eye on your spot on the waiting list, especially when you get below # 30 or 40.
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