Help for Residents and Property Owners
Public Education for Tenants and Property Owners
The Housing Department provides supports and education to tenants and property owners to help stabilize tenancies and prevent eviction, as well as provide educational sessions. For help and access to supports contact:
Judith Burfoot
Housing Help Coordinator
613.476.2148 ext. 1059
The series of free winter workshops include:
Eviction prevention for tenants
Picton Town Hall, February 12, 2 – 3:30 pm.
Know your rights as a tenant and understand what your landlord can and cannot do. Access resources for preventing eviction.
To register, please email housinghelp@pecounty.on.ca or call 613.476.2148 extension 1069.
Eviction prevention for property owners
Virtual, February 26, 2 – 3:30 pm.
Learn how to choose the right tenants for you and how to create a mediated agreement to resolve issues.
To register, please email housinghelp@pecounty.on.ca or call 613.476.2148 extension 1069.
Housing for new immigrant residents
Virtual, March 12, 10 am – 12 pm.
This session is designed for immigrants and Canadians from other regions who are new to Prince Edward County and looking to learn about housing in the area.
To register, please email housinghelp@pecounty.on.ca or call 613.476.2148 extension 1069.
Landlord Support and Legal Help
Talk to the County’s Housing Help Coordinator about mediated agreements with your tenants and get resource information.
613.476.2148 ext. 1069
Landlords can also access information and resources through the Landlord’s Self-Help Centre. Landlord’s Self-Help Centre is the only community clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario that provides services exclusively to small-scale landlords across Ontario.
Get legal information and educational materials from the Landlord Self-Help Centre. This includes RTA factsheets, FAQs, videos, podcasts, learning modules and much more.
Regional Government Support
Prince Edward Lennox and Addington Social Services (PELASS) provides supports to people who are unhoused. Contact PELASS to talk about supports for unhoused people by phone at 1.866.354.0957.
People looking for subsidized housing or supports for unhoused people should call 1.866.354.0957 and press 2. Developers may be able to access — through PELASS — federal and provincial funding to expand affordable housing. Contact PELASS at 613.354.0957 if your development idea involves new builds or renovation of an existing building to create additional affordable housing in the community.
