Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program for Rooming Houses

Eligible repairs are limited to mandatory repairs which are required to bring rooming houses up to minimum levels of health and safety. Once repaired, the property should have a further useful life of 15 years.

Please note: Work carried out before you receive approval of the Rooming House RRAP loan in writing is NOT eligible for funding under this program.
Financial Assistance: Assistance is in the form of a fully forgivable loan — it does not have to be repaid if certain conditions are met. The maximum loan is between $16,000 and $19,000 per bed-unit, depending on the geographic location of the property. The loan covers up to 100 per cent of the cost for mandatory repairs. This is the actual cost of repairs that are eligible to receive funding. (Only repairs defined in the RRAP Standards as ‘mandatory' will be considered for funding, and all mandatory repairs must be completed.)

To be eligible under this program, owners of rooming houses must:

• Agree to place a limit on rents charged after the repairs are completed
• Limit rent increases during the term of the agreement
• Agree to limit new occupancy to tenants with incomes at, or below, the income limit
• Cover the cost of mandatory repairs that are higher than the loan amount

Owners/landlords of rooming houses with more than three bed-units, used as permanent residence for the occupants, may be eligible for assistance under this program. Successful applicants must meet ALL of the following conditions:

• Rental rates for the bed-units are at, or below, the Median Market Rents (MMR) for the area where the property is located.
• The property lacks basic facilities or requires major repairs in at least one of five key areas — structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, fire safety.
• Tenants are not family relatives of the property owner.

Winnipeg:

Winnipeg Housing and Homelessness Initiative
361 Hargrave Street
Winnipeg MB R3B 2K2

Brandon:

Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation
410 - 9th Street (City Hall – Main Floor)
Brandon, MB R7A 6A2

Manitoba other than Winnipeg or Brandon:

Main floor – 280 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 0R8