What should one do who can find no means to purchase an apartment except through a contract that includes a condition to deposit a maintenance fund in banks, from which the building's maintenance is paid for from usurious interest, and is this considered a necessity that permits him to accept without sin?
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If the deposit is placed in an interest-based bank and this cannot be changed, then it is better not to conclude the contract and to stay away from it, for fear that it involves assisting in usury, especially since the need for housing can be met by renting.
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