Occupants: Persons who live in a unit with the permission of
the non-profit and
the original tenant, but do not have any right to remain in the unit after the original tenant moves out.
Visitors
1. Visitors
may come to the unit as frequently as the tenant invites them. Very frequent
visitors may be asked to demonstrate they have a principal address
outside the non-profit.
Guests
1. Any tenant may invite guests
into their unit for up to two weeks stay without gaining the Christian
Senior Citizens Home's permission.
2. If a tenant wishes a guest to
stay for longer than two weeks, he or she must write to the Christian
Senior Citizens Home office, stating the length of time the guest would like to
stay.
The Superintendent may agree to the stay
(and will confirm in writing the length of the stay permitted.)
The Superintendent may refuse the
request if:
·
it appears the guest does not intend, or has no
prospects of, moving at the end of the agreed-to term, or
· staff or tenants have complained about the guest's
behaviour, and those complaints have been found valid.
3. At the end of the term, the
Superintendent will check to ensure the guest has left. Guests who wish to stay
beyond the term may apply to become tenants immediately (see
additions to the household).
4. If a guest continues to stay in
the unit without the Christian Senior Citizens Home's permission, the Christian
Senior Citizens Home will cut off the household's rent subsidy with 90
days notice. The tenant has the right to ask for a review of this
decision.
5. At all times, tenants are
responsible for the behaviour of their guests.
6. Should the tenant move out of the unit,
the guest must also move out.
Any guests staying in the unit after the
lease-holding tenant moves out will be
removed.
Additions
to households that receive RGI subsidy
1. Tenants must report any new persons in the unit within
10 business days of their
moving into the unit. Guests wishing to
become tenants must make a written
request to the Board of Directors before their term of
stay is over.
2. Persons wishing to join a household
receiving RGI subsidy must apply to the non-profit, and submit
proof of their income.
The
person must be eligible to receive RGI subsidy in order for the household
to continue to qualify for RGI subsidy. He or she must:
·
be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or refugee
claimant, not
under a deportation or departure
order
·
not be in arrears to a social housing provider in Ontario
· not be guilty of obtaining RGI subsidy wrongfully,
or of misrepresenting income, within the last two years
·
not own residential property, unless they agree to
sell their property within 180 days of moving in
·
not have income or assets that place the household above local income or
asset limits.
3. If the newcomer is not eligible
for RGI subsidy, the Christian Senior Citizens Home will inform the tenant. The
Christian Senior Citizens Home may allow the newcomer to become a
tenant or occupant, but remove the household's subsidy with 90 days
written notice.
4. If the newcomer is eligible for
RGI subsidy, then the Christian Senior Citizens Home will allow him or her to
become a tenant. The household, including the newcomer, will be
required to sign a new lease.
5. The Christian Senior Citizens
Home may also refuse to allow the newcomer to become a tenant, on grounds
permitted under O. Regulation 339/01,
·
it would be contrary to the Christian Senior
Citizens Home's mandate
·
they have a rental history of non-payment of rent
·
the Christian Senior Citizens Home has reasonable
grounds to believe
that it is unreasonable for the household to reside in shared accommodation
·
the physical characteristics of the unit do not
suit the needs of the household
·
if a special needs unit, the level of service
required is significantly greater or less than the level of
service needed by the household
If the newcomer insists on staying, then the Board of
Directors may evict the entire household.
Unreported stays
The Christian Senior Citizens
Home may hear from a third party that a new person may be staying in the
unit. In this case:
1. The Board of Directors will
phone the tenant to ask for clarification.
A letter should
be sent if a phone call does not receive a response.
2. If it is established there is a
new person living in the unit (i.e. a person who has no other address, and no plans or prospects to
move out) the occupant must apply to
become a tenant (following the steps above).
3. If the tenant denies there is another
occupant, or the situation is unclear, then the Board of Directors
will prepare a statement to be signed by the tenant, confirming their denial
of the original allegations.
Additions to the household in market rent units
1. Tenants must report any new
occupants in the unit within 10 business days of their moving into the
unit, in the same way as tenants paying rent geared-to-income.
2. It is the decision of the
market tenant as to whether they wish the guest to apply
for tenancy rights to the unit. To have a guest become a tenant and be
added to the lease, the tenant and the guest (s) must make a written request
to the Board before their term of stay is over.
3. The Board will normally give permission
for the newcomer to become a tenant, and will prepare a new lease
for signature.
4. The Board may refuse to grant
tenancy if the newcomer would not have been
accepted had they been a
member of the original household, i.e. the occupant
has a record of
damage, arrears, or disturbance to others). In this case, the
Board may:
· allow the newcomer to stay without signing the
lease as an occupant. This means the original tenant would continue
to be solely responsible for the rent. The tenant would also be responsible for
the behaviour of the occupant. When the original tenant moved out, the
occupant would also have to move out.
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