(1) Residents presently owning and living in superficiary buildings on land or leasing land privately owned or acquired by the Government.
(2) Residents presently living in rented homes located in areas acquired by the government or who may have applications pending for a specified area.
(3) Persons who have served or are serving in the armed forces of the United States who were either born in the Virgin Islands or inducted from the Virgin Islands and who otherwise qualify under this subchapter.
(4) All other residents in accordance with the priority established by date of receipt of the application in proper form. Priority among applications of equal class received on the same day shall be established by drawing lots.
(5) Virgin Islanders residing outside the Virgin Islands who are desirous of returning home for employment, when so certified by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority.