CHARLOTTE — Many families need an affordable place to live in Charlotte.

There were 1,400 people who lined up last month at The Mezzanine at Freedom for a chance to live in an affordable apartment.

All applications have been screened.

Applicants should find out sometime this week if they made it through the first round of screenings.

Information from The Mezzanine:

During the first round of application screenings, denials were based on: No income, outstanding rental collection or criminal history
Applicants will receive an email or letter (if no email address provided) within the originally promised 30 days and a refund for those denied within 30 days after that.
The second round of application screenings is for applicants who were initially approved.
People who do not make it through the second round of screening will be refunded. Reasons for not making it through the second round of screenings include: Unverifiable income or income verified too high or too low
Once all units are filled, we will let remaining individuals choose to waitlist (for The Mezzanine at Freedom or other property), or a refund (to be mailed)

Hundreds stand in cold, rain to apply for affordable housing at new development Hundreds stand in cold, rain to apply for affordable housing at new development

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