OMH de Laval

Eligibility

To become a tenant of housing administered by the Office municipal d’habitation de Laval, an applicant must first complete a housing demand. The request will be admissible if all the conditions are fulfilled according to the program concerned. You are eligible to do a housing application if all of the following basic conditions are fulfilled:

• The applicant (single person or head of household) is at least 18 years old or is an emancipated minor;
• The applicant is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and is domiciled in Québec;
• The applicant resided in Laval or in the Metropolitan Community of Montréal (CMM) for 12 months during the 24 months preceding the request (except for the victim of domestic violence or the disabled person due to motor disability);
• The applicant can insure, independently or with the help of a outside support or from a caregiver, meeting their needs essential, especially those related to personal care and housework.

* for buildings at the follwing addresses: 3655 rue Évariste-Leblanc (building E), 800 75e Avenue (buiding F) and 3605 rue Évariste-Leblanc (building G)

** additional conditions for Habitation Raymond-Goyer:

• For a couple or a household consisting of two adults, at least one of the applicants must be 65 years of age and over. The other member of the household must not be under the age of 55
• The minimum age of the other member of the household, other than the elderly person himself, may be less than 55 years on presentation of a report from an Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) confirming that the latter acts as a natural caregiver for the tenant of the accommodation or that the tenant must act as a natural caregiver for the other member of the household;
• Household income for the fiscal year preceding the application must not exceed 140% of the admissible ceiling recognized by the Société d'habitation du Québec, or 150% in the case of a couple;
• The household must not have debts towards the Office municipal d'habitation de Laval and not have been the object of an eviction on its part;
• The household must authorize in writing the Office municipal d'habitation de Laval to carry out a credit check on it;
• The household must authorize in writing the Office municipal d'habitation de Laval to verify the tenant's behavior with his previous or current landlords.

*** additional condition for Habitation Louise-Beauchamp:

• In the case of a household of 2 people - including a caregiver - the second person must be at least 65 years old.

Are not eligible

• Full-time students who have no dependent children;
• A former tenant of HLM whose lease was terminated due to eviction, non-payment of a debt to the landlord or following of a judgment of the Administrative Court of Housing and this, during three years after leaving an HLM or until the debt is off

Submit a request

Submit a request on the site acceslogementlaval.ca

You will also find on this site all the information on:

• Types of housing and accommodation;
• The eligibility criteria;
• Housing in the territory;
• List of necessary documents and supporting documents.

Submit a request to Office municipal d’habitation de Laval

You can call the Office municipal d’habitation de Laval at 450 688-0184 and we will send you the Affordable Housing Application form as well as the list of necessary documents and supporting documents. Once your request completed, you can introduce yourself (preferably with an appointment) at our offices to meet with a rental selection agent.

You can also return your request by mail, fax or email.

For your application to be considered complete, the forms must be completed, signed and accompanied by photocopies of exhibits and supporting documents required. Make sure you have all the documents for every members of your household. Otherwise, we will unfortunately not be able process your request. No photocopies will be made at our offices.

Required documents

Download the information document

Mandatory forms (to be printed in legal size 8½ x 14)

• Affordable Housing Application
• Affordable Housing application – Territory Choice
• Appendix – Independence Questionnaire
• Identity verification forms
  (to be provided for each member of the household)
• Birth certificate (if born in Canada);
• Social insurance card
• Citizenship or permanent residence card.

Proof of residency

• Original of the current lease (4 pages) and your most recent renewal notice;
• Original or copy of the previous lease (if at current address for less than a year). If you do not have a lease, provide a document (letter, invoice or statement monthly) not older than twelve (12) months from the date of the request and on in which your name, address and a date are written.

Proof of income

• Your most recent notice of assessment from Revenu Québec (the notice of contribution is the following document you will receive from Revenu Québec verification of your income tax return);
• Alimony received.

Confirmation of goods and assets

• Bank statements for the last two (2) months;
• Document (s) certifying the amount of capital you have, if there is location (RRSP, TFSA, savings bonds, certificates of deposit, etc.);
• If you own a house or land: statement recent mortgage, municipal tax bill.

Other documents (If applicable)

• Attestation of school attendance for children aged 18 and over who are studying full-time (the document provided must indicate the of class hours / week);
• Judgment for custody of the children.

Important

Other documents or supporting documents may be requested during of the meeting.

Analysis of requests

This information applies to requests for low-rental housing and the rent supplement program (PSL). Each request received is verified and analyzed according to the By-law respecting the allocation of dwellings in low rental housing of the Société d'habitation du Québec which makes it possible to determine a rank for each of the applications on the eligibility list.

• Income:2, 4 or 6 points;
• Children:1 point per minor child;
• Seniority:2 points per year of enrollment seniority (up to 6 points);
• Psychosocial points:awarded by the Selection Committee (CS).

Priority may be given to an applicant who meets the eligibility criteria and who was dislodged for one of the following reasons:

• Disaster which renders their home unsuitable for habitation;
• A household member is abused and is no longer safe in housing;
• Expropriation.

All applications are submitted to the Selection Committee (SC) and the applicants are informed in writing of their file number, their eligibility as well as their rank on the eligibility list:

Waiting times

The waiting period for obtaining social and affordable housing may vary from a few months to a few years depending on:

• The category of accommodation;
• The chosen sector (s);
• Rank on the list;
• Available accommodations.

In addition, applicants must inform the Office, in writing, in all time, of any change such as: new address, telephone, income, household composition.

Annual renewal of your request

On September 30 of each year, you must renew your housing application. The Office municipal d’habitation de Laval will send a form one month before the renewal date. The applicants who do not respond will be delisted from the waiting without further notice.