Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) - Rooming House (On Reserve)
The Rooming House RRAP offers repair assistance to owners of rooming houses who offer affordable rents to low-income individuals. A fully forgivable loan of up to 100 percent of the cost of mandatory repairs up to the maximum loan is available.
Sponsoring agency:
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Type of agency:
Federal government
Eligibility
Owners (landlords) of rooming houses intended as permanent accommodation for the occupants may apply if:
- Rental rates for the bed units are at or below established levels for the market area, and
- The property must lack basic facilities, or require major repair in one or more of five categories:
- Structural
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Fire safety
- tenants are not family relatives of the owner
- The maximum amount per bed-unit varies according to three geographic zones:
Zone 1: Southern areas of Canada = $16,000/bed-unit
*Additional assistance may be available in areas defined as remote.
Zone 2: Northern areas of Canada = $19,000/bed-unit *
Zone 3: Far northern areas, Yukon and Northwest Territories, Labrador and northern Quebec = $24,000/bed-unit *
- The owner must cover the cost of mandatory repairs in excess of the maximum loan available. Eligible repairs are limited to mandatory repairs required to bring rooming houses up to minimum levels of health and safety.
Restrictions
Please note:
- this program is only available on-reserve for rooming houses not owned by the Band. a
- ny work carried out before the loan is approved in writing will NOT be eligible for funding under this program.
Contact information
For information on how to apply please contact your local CMHC Office:
Line Gullison, Manager
BC Aboriginal Housing Centre
1111 West Georgia, Suite 200, 2nd floor
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 4S4
Phone number.: 604-737-4035
Fax number: 604-737-4125
Rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau.
