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NewsNotes

CCOC February 2013

Cert no. XXX-XXX-000

parking policy and what to do when someone parks in your space, rent receipts, CCOC office closed Family Day, affordable condo for sale, free summer camp

Renting in Ottawa? Here are some interesting facts from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's 2012 Rental Market report:

1. Ottawa’s vacancy rate rose from 1.4% in 2011 to 2.5% in 2012, meaning that it's a lot easier to find an apartment now. There were several reasons for the increase in housing availability: y High youth unemployment means that the 15-24 age group is

staying home with their parents instead of moving out on their own.

y 439 new purpose-built rental units were added this year - the highest number since 2004.

y And the biggest factor - over one fifth of condos are rentals. The bad news is that these rent at a premium, about 15% higher than the average market rent.

2. Vacancy rates are expected to go down again next year, since weak employment and income gains mean that potential home buyers will choose to continue renting.

Average Market Rents in Ottawa

Each year CMHC reports on the average market rents in cities across Canada. Ottawa's rents are amongst the highest in the country.

Apt Type Average Market Rent 2011

Average Market Rent 2012

Bachelor $731 $7561 bedroom $910 $9252 bedroom $1117 $11423 bedroom $1420 $1462

Need a rent receipt for your income taxes?Contact Dawn at 613-234-4065, ext. 227 or at dawn.chambers@ccochousing.org

If Dawn cannot take your call, leave a message with this information:

y your name and address (including apartment number and postal code) y your telephone number; y the months/year(s) you want the receipt for; and y if there is more than one occupant and you need separate receipts, please indicate how the amount is

to be split amongst all occupants.

Your receipt will be mailed to you.

Please note - It takes 7 working days to prepare your receipt.

Guest Parking – a helpful guideHaving friends over for dinner? Use Visitor ParkingCCOC has limited visitor parking at most of its larger buildings. These spaces are intended for short-term parking by guests, usually for 3-4 hour visits to tenants.

For longer visits or overnight guests: Get a Guest Parking PassIf your guests are staying longer than 4 hours or overnight (up to 3 days), come to the CCOC office at 415 Gilmour St. to pick up a Guest Parking Pass and register the vehicle with the office for the authorized dates. Note that the parking pass does not guarantee access to a visitor space. Access is on a first come first served basis.

For visitors staying longer than 3 days: Contact your Rental OfficerVisitors who require parking beyond 3 days must contact their Rental Officer to make alternate arrangements for parking, if available.

What about my boyfriend or girlfriend?Guests who use parking on a regular basis, either daily or more than two nights per week must rent a parking space at a non-tenant parking rate.

What if I rent a parking space and find someone parked in my space?Do not park in someone else’s space. That just creates a domino effect, affecting many other tenants. Park your vehicle in visitor parking. Then call 311 to have the trespassing vehicle ticketed. You will have to show a copy of your CCOC Parking Agreement for your parking space to get the trespasser towed. Also contact your Rental officer to advise them of the make of the car and license number. If the vehicle is registered with CCOC, we may be able to locate the tenant and deal with the situation.

Watch out!Vehicles found in visitor parking for more than 4 hours, overnight or on a regular basis without an authorized parking pass may be ticketed and/or towed after receiving one 24-hour parking violation notice.

Vehicles which are found to be in violation of this policy may be ticketed and/or towed after receiving one written 24-hour notice.

CCOC staff will monitor and enforce this policy.

Avez-vous besoin d'un reçu pour votre impôt?Contactez Dawn au 613-234-4065, poste 227 ou à dawn.chambers@ccochousing.org

Si Dawn ne peut pas prendre votre appel, laissez un message avec l'information suivante:

y votre nom et adresse (incluant le numéro de l'appartement et code postale)

y votre numéro de téléphone; et

y les mois/année(s) pour lesquels vous demandez un reçu.

y s'il y a plus d'un occupant ou si vous avez besoin de reçus distincts, veuillez indiquer comment le montant doit être réparti entre tous les occupants.

Votre reçu va vous être envoyer par courrier. Veuillez noter - Il faut 7 jours ouvrables pour préparer votre reçu.

Stationnement des invités - une guide utileDes amis chez vous pour le souper? Utilisez le stationnement des invitésCCOC a du stationnement de visiteurs limité à la plupart de ses plus gros édifices. Ces espaces sont réservés pour le stationnement à court terme des visiteurs, normalement des visites de 3 à 4 heures chez les locataires.

Pour des plus longues visites, ou des invites pour la nuit: Obtenir un laissez-passerVous rendre au bureau CCOC au 415 rue Gilmour pour venir chercher un laissez-passer de stationnement de visiteur et enregistrer le véhicule au bureau pour les dates autorisées. Notez que le laissez-passer de stationnement ne garantit pas l'accès à un espace de visiteurs. L'accès est sur une base de premier arrivé, premier servi.

Pour les visites de plus de 3 jours: Contactez votre agente de locationLes visiteurs qui ont besoin d’un stationnement de plus de 3 jours doivent contacter leur agente de location pour faire des arrangements de stationnement, si disponible.

Et mon copain/ ma copine?Les visiteurs qui utilisent régulièrement un stationnement, soit chaque jour ou plus de 2 nuits par semaine, doivent louer un espace de stationnement à un tarif de stationnement de non-locataire.

Que faire si je loue un espace de stationnement et trouve quelqu'un stationné dans mon espace?Ne stationnez pas dans l'espace de quelqu'un d'autre. Ceci ne fait que créer une réaction en chaîne affectant de nombreux autres locataires. Stationnez votre véhicule dans le stationnement de visiteur. Appelez ensuite le 311 pour que le véhicule reçoive une contravention. Vous devrez montrer une copie de votre contrat de stationnement de CCOC. Contactez aussi votre responsable des locations pour leur indiquer la marque de voiture et le numéro d'immatriculation. Si le véhicule est enregistré auprès de CCOC, nous pourrions trouver le locataire et nous occuper de la situation.

Méfiez-vous!Les véhicules qui se trouvent dans le stationnement de visiteur pendant plus de 4 heures, pendant la nuit ou de manière régulière sans laissez-passer de stationnement autorisé pourraient recevoir une contravention et/ou être remorqués après avoir reçu un avis de contravention de stationnement de 24 heures.

Les véhicules qui contreviennent à cette politique pourraient recevoir une contravention et/ou être remorqués après avoir reçu un avis écrit de 24 heures.

Le personnel de CCOC surveilleront et mettront cette politique en vigueur.

Where: Board Room at 415 Gilmour Street (ring 808). Call 234-4065, ext. 0 to confirm.

Note: CCOC will pay taxi fare and family care for committee members attending meetings.

CCOC Committee Meeting ScheduleSTANDING COMMITTEES FEBRUARY MARCH TIME (PM)Membership & Communications February 6 March 6 7:00 Development Committee February 12 March 12 7:00Property Management Committee February 7 March 14 7:00 Rental Committee February 19 March 19 7:00Finance Committee February 20 March 20 7:00Board February 27 March 28 7:30

Free camp for kids in financial needSummer Dreams is a charity that helps send kids to summer camp at any day camp or overnight camp accredited by the Ontario Camps Association (www.ontariocamps.ca). Your child must be between 5 and 19 years of age as of January 1, 2012 and you must be able to show

that financial need is preventing your child from attending camp. Financial need is Summer Dream’s main consideration when reviewing applications. Camp applications are available on the Summer Dreams website www.summerdreams.ca.

Questions? - contact kids@summerdreams.ca or the group's President, Kevin Klayman, at 416-363-3351 during the day or 416-480-2484 in the evening.

Deadline: March 1st. Those selected will be contacted by phone or mail shortly after April 15th.

Affordable Condominium for Sale - $182,000Take advantage of this exceptional affordable housing unit being offered by Centretown Affordable Housing Development Corp. and achieve the goal of owning your own home. Check out 243 Clarence St. and savour the ByWard Market lifestyle from your new 3-bedroom, upper level condominium unit.

This corner unit condo on Clarence Street at King Edward features: a southern exposure with large windows; 3 balconies; hardwood floors; main floor powder room; high efficiency gas furnace; central air and neutral décor. All of this just steps to shopping, schools, parks, the university, transit and lots of amenities.Owner pays reasonable condominium fees to cover shared expenses, water and sewer charges. Owner is responsible for heat, hydro and cable.

Buyers must be pre-approved for a mortgage. Maximum income for qualified buyers is $65,000, and a minimum 3 person family composition. For more details, check out our website at www.cahdco.ca or contact Dawn Chambers at 613-234-4065 ext. 499 or by e-mail at cahdco.marketing@ccochousing.org

CCOC's office will be closed on Family Day, Monday, February 18. Notre bureau sera fermé le lundi 18 février, le jour de la famille.