Rental Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program

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Rental Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program

What is the Rental Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (Rental RRAP)?

The rental RRAP offers financial assistance to landlords of affordable housing by providing a forgivable loan to pay for eligible repairs to self-contained units used by low-income tenants. Eligible repairs are those required to bring properties up to minimum levels of health and safety.

Who is eligible?

Owners/landlords of affordable, self-contained, housing units may be eligible for assistance under this program. Successful applicants must meet ALL of the following conditions:

• The total gross household incomes of tenants are at, or below, the established limits.
• The projects have pre-RRAP and post-RRAP rents set at, or below, the Median Market Rents (MMR) for your area.
• The property lacks basic facilities or requires major repair in one or more of the following five key areas — structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, fire safety.
• Tenants are not family relatives of the property owner.

What types of repairs are eligible?

Eligible repairs are limited to mandatory repairs, listed in the RRAP Standards, which are required to bring properties 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 Rental RRAP loan in writing, is NOT eligible for funding under this program.

What financial assistance is available?

Assistance is in the form of a forgivable loan — it does not have to be repaid if certain conditions are met. The maximum loan is between $24,000 and $28,000 per self-contained unit, depending on the 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.)

For your information

If you meet the eligibility criteria and wish to receive an application package, or if you require additional information, contact the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation — Affordable Housing.

Other programs are available to help with major repairs to substandard, single family housing; modifications to make homes more accessible to persons with disabilities; and minor adjustments to homes to meet the needs of seniors with age-related difficulties.

For more information on these programs or to find out how to apply for financial assistance, contact:

Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation — Affordable Housing
113 – 114 Garry Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4V4
Phone: 945-5566 (in Winnipeg)
Toll-free: 1-866-689-5566

The Rental Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (Rental RRAP) is cost shared by the federal and provincial governments.