Market Rent Housing

CityHousing Hamilton also offers rental units at affordable market rent rates. Market rent units are clean, well-maintained and offered at rental rates that are often below the median market rent rates set by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the City of Hamilton.

Applying for Market Rent

The market rent waitlists are currently closed and we are no longer accepting market rent applications except for the following properties:

• 280 Fiddlers Green (bachelors only)
• 360 King Street East (bachelors and 1 bedrooms)
• 500 MacNab (bachelors only)

• 89/95 King (1 bedrooms only)
• 211 King (1 bedrooms only)
• 1781 King (1 bedrooms only)

Applications for affordable market rent units do not go through Access to Housing. CityHousing Hamilton assesses applications and manages our own internal wait list for affordable market rent units.

To qualify for a market rent unit with CityHousing Hamilton, you must:

• Complete the Market Rent Application Form (PDF, 187.51 KB) . Your application form must be completely filled out and signed by every member of your household who is 18 years of age and over (except the witness’ signature).
• Consent to a credit check. A credit history check is required for all applicants.
• Provide income verification including proof of current income and five (5) years of income history for all household members listed on the application form. This information will be used to determine if your household will be able to afford to pay the market rent rate. This must include:
  • a recent pay stub which shows gross income and,
  • a letter of employment for each employed member of your household stating the name, address and phone number of the employer, gross annual salary and length of employment, and/or
  • a recent cheque stub from social assistance with a copy of your Drug Card, pensions or other sources of income, and/or
  • Copy of documentation that includes proof of status in Canada, and
  • Copy of photo identification

  If your application is not completed in full or documents are missing, it will be returned to you for further information. You will not be considered eligible for a market rental until your application is complete. Once your application is accepted and approved, it will be kept on file for one year. It is your responsibility to contact the Market Rental Office to keep the application active after the one (1) year period.