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Organization:
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Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
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Address:
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731 Chapel Cres
Ottawa, ON
K1N 1E1
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Intersection:
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Chapel Cres and Wiggins Pr
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm * Community Safety Services Mon-Sun 24 hours * Call Centre Mon-Sun 24 hours
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Executives:
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Stéphane Giguère - Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
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Service Description:
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Social and affordable housing for people with low and moderate incomes and collaborates with partners to foster safe and healthy communities * Rental units include townhomes, apartments, rooming houses, seniors-only apartment buildings, family high-rise buildings and row-house communities * Units are available on a rent-geared-to-income (RGI) basis or below market rent or market rent
- Is exempt from certain portions of the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act due to status as a social housing provider * Corporation of the City of Ottawa * All housing units are non-smoking as of 2014 - all new tenants must adhere to the no smoking policy included in their lease; tenants who moved in prior to 2014 are allowed to smoke in their units until they move out or into another unit * All Ottawa Community Housing common areas and grounds are fully no smoking
Community Safety Services:- Safety and security needs
- Suspicious persons on OCH property
- Noise complaints
- Tenant neighbour disputes
- Illegal activity
OCH Offices:- Head Office: 39 Auriga Drive, Ottawa, K2E 7Y8 (temporarily closed to public)
- Murray Office (East): 380 Murray St, Ottawa, K1N 8W1 (temporarily closed to public)
- Chapel Office (Central): 731 Chapel Cres, Ottawa, K1N 1E1(temporarily closed to public)
- Bank Office (South): 1365 Bank St, Ottawa, K1H 8K8
- Caldwell Office (West): 1485 Caldwell Ave, Ottawa, K1Z 8M1(temporarily closed to public)
- Ramsey Office (West-Satellite): 1065 Ramsey Cres, Ottawa, K2B 8A1
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Meetings:
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To learn more about public meetings, visit www.och-lco.ca/public-meetings/ |
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Fees:
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Rent - Many units are on a geared-to-income (RGI) basis. Rent is set to a social assistance scale or 30% of gross household income
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Application:
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Applications for subsidized housing have to be made to the Social Housing Registry at 613-526-2088 * Applications for market rental units should be made directly to the Chapel Office
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Families, singles, seniors, couples and people with disabilities
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