It depends on the specific situation. The lease term of public rental housing shall not exceed 5 years at most. As long as there is no legitimate reason, failure to pay the rent of public rental housing for more than 6 months is likely to be required to vacate the leased public rental housing, and for those who refuse to vacate, they are likely to be subject to litigation by the property rights unit.
 Because the rent of public rental housing is generally very cheap, which is generally much lower than the urban minimum living standard income. If even this rent is overdue, it may really be taken back, and there is no way to apply for public rental housing again within three years.
 Legal basis
 Article 18 of the Administrative Measures for Public Rental Housing: The lease term of public rental housing generally does not exceed five years.
 Article 21 of the Administrative Measures for Public Rental Housing, the lessee shall pay the rent on time according to the contract. If the income of a lessee is lower than the local standard, it may apply for lease subsidies or reductions in accordance with the relevant provisions.
 Article 22 of the Measures for the Administration of Public Rental Housing, the rental income of public rental housing invested by the government shall be paid into the national treasury at the same level in accordance with the relevant provisions of the government on the management of non tax income, and shall be managed by two lines of revenue and expenditure, which shall be specially used for repaying the principal and interest of public rental housing loans and the maintenance and management of public rental housing.
 Article 23 of the Measures for the Administration of Public Rental Housing, if the public rental housing needs to be replaced due to employment, children's schooling and other reasons, with the consent of the owner of the public rental housing or its entrusted operating unit, the lessee can exchange the leased public rental housing.