residential insecurity
nounUK /ˌrez.ɪˈden.ʃəl ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/
US /ˌrez.ɪˈden.ʃəl ˌɪn.səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
Not feeling safe or sure about the home where you live.
The family's residential insecurity grew when their rent went up again.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Worry that you might lose your home or have to move suddenly.
Residential insecurity made it hard for the children to settle at school.
3. A lack of legal or stable rights to the place where you live.
Without a written lease, the tenants faced constant residential insecurity.
4. The condition of housing that is unsafe, overcrowded, or in poor repair.
Poor residential insecurity in the neighborhood led to calls for better housing rules.