Assistance in the Search for Housing
Are you a newcomer, student or young professional who is looking for housing?
Assistance in the Search for Housing
Are you a newcomer, student or young professional who is looking for housing?
The CACI can assist you in your search for housing and in knowing your rights.
Housing Assistance
The CACI’s free housing search assistance service is intended for newcomers who are experiencing difficulty in securing adequate housing in Montreal.
Potential Difficulties:
- High rental cost for an apartment or house,
- Unfit or poorly maintained housing,
- Discrimination on the part of landlords,
- Pressure from the landlord to move.
Services:
- Information regarding the rights and obligations of tenants,
- Information regarding writing a lease,
- Information regarding remedies,
- Raising awareness with landlords,
- Awareness work with homeowners,
- Raising awareness with landlords,
Temporary accommodation in emergency cases.
Maison CACI
The Maison CACI integration through housing project was completed in partnership with the SHDM (“Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal”). Its goal is to provide adequate and low-cost housing to low-income families and to encourage tenants from different cultures to get to know each other.
Maison CACI I and II are not simply dwelling places; they are living environments that encourage residents to engage in concrete actions that promote integration and intercultural and social exchange.
- Maison CACI I includes 29 units and is located at: 2190, rue De Salaberry.
- Maison CACI II includes 89 units and is located at : 10350, place de l’Acadie.
Maison CACI offers the following services to its tenants:
- Assistance in resolving issues with neighbours or technical problems,
- Advice regarding administrative procedures,
- Information sessions on a variety of topics (rights and responsibilities of tenants, safety and prevention, the 3 Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle, etc.),
- French and English courses,
- Day camp,
- Homework help,
- Festive events.
Maison CACI benefits from the technical expertise of ROMEL (“Regroupement des organismes du Montréal ethnique pour le logement”).
