[nivenkos]

Those queues are for public first-hand contracts. You can always rent second-hand (for up to 2 years, from a private owner), private first-hand (more expensive queues from development firms), company rentals (in some cases, your company can be a guarantor, and you rent like a commercial entity with no time limit or deposit, etc. but usually higher rents), or you can buy a place.

The issue is there aren't enough first-hand contracts, or enough properties in general. But the rent controls as discussed only apply to first-hand contracts, which are the minority.