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The main goal of the article is housing as a social problem. The need for housing is a natural basic human need and its fulfillment should be available for everybody. It should also be dignified on the level corresponding to the total degree of the social and economical development of the society. In the conditions of the market economy the resposibility for acquisition of a home is transferred to the citizen. Our state and community must create suitable conditions for their citizens to provide housing. In the article we maily deal with social rented housing, which is intended for low-income groups and citizens who are not able to manage their adequate housing on their own.