Quick Facts
- Housing York is the Regional Municipality of York's non-profit housing corporation.
- It was established in January 2003.
- Housing York is the eighth largest non-profit housing provider in Ontario.
- The number of Housing York properties: 33
- The number of Housing York tenants: 3,680
- The number of Housing York units: 2,078
- 83% of units are rent-geared-to-income; 17% are market rent.
- Housing York was one of the first affordable housing providers in Ontario to design buildings to achieve the status of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
- The Housing York building, Armitage Gardens, received an award for Best Practices in Affordable Housing from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
- Housing York is growing. New buildings are underway in Vaughan and Richmond Hill. Kingview Court is expanding.
Housing York Statement of Principles
Housing York 2011 Business Plan and Budget 2010 Housing York Annual Report
Partnerships
The community agencies listed below provide support and services to Housing York tenants. They help seniors to live independently, provide services to people with physical disabilities, lead early childhood development and parenting programs, and create recreational activities for youth.
Helpful Links
Landloard and Tenant Board Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 Social Housing Reform Act, 2000
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