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PROPERTY

        MANAGEMENT




        The Property Management Department is primarily
        responsible for the oversight and maintenance of the
        physical properties while working collaboratively
        to provide services to residents.




        The Property Management Department provides homes to 2,583 seniors and adults in 1 bedroom and  bachelor apartments in Windsor
        and Essex County. We also house 2,123 families in 2,3,4,5 bedroom units. Our properties include high-rises, low-rises, townhomes,
        duplexes and single detached housing options. Property Management teams are primarily responsible for services to residents.

        Key responsibilities include:                            Tenancy And Housing Administration
         ●  Tenancy and housing administration                    ●  CHC housed 298 applicants (Chronological, Priority I,
         ●  Rent collection                                          Priority II) from the CHR waitlist
         ● ●  Complaint resolutions and conflicts working closely  ● ●  CHC housed 104 Chronological applicants (Seniors,
           with CHC Community Relations Workers                      Adults and Families)
         ● ●  Delivery of integrated pest management services     ● ●  CHC housed 42 Priority I* applicants (PI/SPP Survivors
         ● ●  Maintenance                                         ●  of Domestic Abuse)
         ● Landscaping                                            ● ●  CHC housed 152 Priority II**applicants (Homeless)
         ●
         ●  Turnover of vacant units, resident related legal actions
                                                                Materials & Services $12M
        Rent Collection
                                                                 CHC saw increases in janitorial and maintenance costs due to
        The Government of Ontario passed legislation to freeze   the  evolving  public  health  unit  guidelines  and  provincial
        rent at 2020 levels for 2021. This meant that rents did not   mandates. We were required to maintain disinfecting protocols
        increase in 2021 for most rented units covered under the   to maintain the safety of our residents residing in high-rises
        Residential Tenancies  Act,  2006,  including  all  CHC  rental   and our seniors' buildings.
        units. CHC will continue to work with residents looking to
                                                                  ● Unit  Restorations  =  31%  of  the  total  consolidated
        resolve existing arrears.                                    budget. 1,540 work orders were issued.
                                                                  ● Grounds  =  17%  of  the  total  consolidated  budget
        Property Management                                          inclusive  of  snow  removal  services,  grass  cutting,

        Our  property  management  department  issued  8679          parking  lot  maintenance,  vandalism,  maintenance
                                                                     contracts, catch basins.
        internal and 7826 external work orders for maintenance
        and repair in 2021. Average of 1.8 internal work orders and   ● Janitorial  =  8% of the total consolidated budget.
        1.7 external work orders per residence in 2021.           ● Integrated  Pest  Control  Contract  =  4%  of  the  total
                                                                     consolidated budget.
                                                                Insurance Loss Events :  4 claims over the $50K deductible.
                                                                3 fires and 1 water event.


                                                                     303      RGI Turnovers
                      74%  Residents in good standing (%)            3,877  RGI Total
                      - no arrears at year-end                       7.8 %  RGI Turnover Rate

                      60  Evictions of which                         56        Market Turnover
                      7 were cancelled                               825     Market Total
                                                                     7%      Market Turnover
                      184 Applications made to
                                                                     66       Overhoused
                      the Landlord Tenant Board (LTB)
                                                                     122     Internal Transfers
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