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Housing
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Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation (MVHC) owns and operates 50 plus affordable
rental housing sites across the Lower Mainland, providing housing for more than
10,000 people. Our vibrant housing communities are a diverse mix of families,
seniors and people with disabilities. We offer housing for a mixed range of
incomes. Rents vary from competitive market rates to assisted rents for those
with lower incomes. Properties have spacious well maintained grounds, many in
beautiful park like settings; most are close to transit, schools,
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| How do I apply?
If you want to be considered for a market unit, fill out an MVHC application. If you are unsure of which category you fall into, you can either call the MVHC office, or simply fill out a MVHC application. Upon review of your application, it will be sorted to the proper program.
Low-end Market Rent Application Form
| Who is eligible?
All housing is provided on a first-come, first-served basis and is dependent on the individual or household need. MVHC provides housing for families, seniors and people with mental and/or physical disabilities. Once an applicant(s) has been housed as an LEM tenant, they are not eligible to apply for rent assistance until the 1 year anniversary of their tenancy.
| Housing Standards
MVHC follows the national housing standard for unit allocaiton: no more than two no less than one person per bedroom, couples share a bedroom, parents don't share bedrooms with children, dependants aged 13 or older may have their own bedroom, dependants of opposite sex over the age of five don't share bedrooms.
| Limited Subsidy Program
MVHC mandate is to provide affordable rental housing on a non-profit basis. However, there are a limited number of units in the subsidy program. The Corporation portfolio consists of "rent-geared-to-income", partial rent assistance, and low-end-of-market units. There are several different housing programs and each building falls under a specific program type. Some are federally funded programs while others receive funding from the provincial governments. Different rules and regulations govern each program. Specific information can be gained by calling the number listed below.
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| Burnaby | | Ran Beamish Place | 2 bedroom townhouse (1 unit) | 604-451-6075 | | Coquitlam | | Le Chateau Place | 2 bedroom apartment (1 unit) | 604-451-6075 | | Park Court | 2 bedroom apartment (1 unit) | 604-451-6075 | | Ozada Village | 2 bedroom apartment (1 unit) | 604-451-6075 | | Maple Ridge | | Fraserwood | 2 bedroom apartment (1 unit) | 604-451-6075 | | New Westminster | | Crown Manor | 1 bedroom apartment (1 unit) | 604-451-6676 | | McBride Place | 3 bedroom townhouse (1 unit) | 604-451-6676 | | London Square | 3 bedroom townhouse (1 unit) | 604-451-6676 | | Port Moody | | Moray Place | 4 bedroom townhouse (1 unit), 3 bedroom townhouse (1 unit) | 604-451-6075 | | Surrey | | Somerset Gardens | 2 bedroom apartment (5 units), 3 bedroom apartment (1 unit) | 604-451-6676 | | Sutton Place | 3 bedroom townhouse (2 units) | 604-451-6676 | | Kingston Gardens | 2 bedroom townhouse (2 units) | 604-451-6676 | | Vancouver | | Heather Place | 2 bedroom townhouse (1 unit) | 604-451-6670 | | Tivoli Gardens | 3 bedroom townhouse (1 unit) | 604-451-6670 | | Earle Adams Village | 3 bedroom townhouse (1 unit) | 604-451-6670 | | Strathearn Court | 2 bedroom (1 unit) | 604-451-6670 |
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Fast Facts
- As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Metro Vancouver, the Metro Vancouver Housing
Corporation (MVHC) functions as a non-profit organization, managing more than
3,600 rental units and providing affordable housing for a mix of income levels.
- MVHC owns and operates housing sites around the Lower Mainland, providing
housing for more than 10,000 people, at rental rates that are below average for
the types of units provided.
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