Purpose of Household Size Requirements
The Co-op has established minimum household size rules in order to balance the Co-op’s obligation to make the best use of Co-op property and the right of Co-op Members to have long-term security in their units.
 
When Household Size Rules Apply
The minimum household size rules in this Article apply in the following situations:
 
a) A household cannot be allocated a unit and move into the Co-op unless the household size meets the minimum requirement for that unit. 
b) A household cannot move to a different unit unless the household size meets the minimum requirement for the new unit or gets closer to it. 
c) A Member cannot move to a new unit while another Member remains in the old unit unless the household size in each unit meets the minimum requirement. 
d) Section 9.5 Not Meeting Minimum Household Size applies if a Member of the household stops occupying a unit and the remaining Members in the household do not meet the minimum requirement for the unit. 

Minimum Household Size
The minimum number of persons for each of the Co-op’s unit types is:

• one-bedroom  - 1 person

• two-bedroom  - 2 persons

• three-bedroom  - 3 persons

Maximum Household Size
The maximum number of persons for each of the Co-op unit types is defined by the City of Toronto’s by-laws.
 
Not Meeting Minimum Household Size
This section applies when household size no longer meets the minimum requirement for the unit that the household occupies. This could be because a household Member gave the Co-op a written notice of withdrawal or stopped living in the Co-op as a principal residence or because an occupant dies.

• The remaining household must move to a unit that meets the minimum requirement if the Co-op has a unit. A household can only be required to move once for each time household size is reduced. 

• The Board of Directors may offer the remaining household a unit in priority to the internal and external waiting lists. The Board can postpone offering an available unit if the Board decides that someone ahead of the remaining household on the waiting list should get that unit.

• The remaining household may refuse the first two units offered to it, but must move to the third unit.  A Member can be evicted for failing to move to the third unit offered by the Board.

• The Board can decide that someone does not have to move under this section for legitimate documented health reasons.

 
The Board of Directors can decide that a Member, who is not receiving subsidy from the Co-op, and who has been a Member, and occupying their same unit for a minimum of  five years, is not required to move to a new unit when their minimum household size changes, with the proviso that no fewer than 2 people can remain in a 3 bedroom unit.
 
Reporting Change in Household Size
If the number of persons in a Member’s household changes, the Member must give written notice of the change to the Co-op office within thirty days, including the names of the persons involved.
 
Subsidized Households
Subsidized households have to meet any household size standards and in the Co-op’s Housing Charge Subsidy By-law. These are in addition to what is stated in this Article.
 
Ability to Live Independently
The Co-op’s obligations do not include providing any form of care or assistance in the activities of daily living.  Members of the Co-op community who need this kind of assistance must arrange for it without depending on the Co-op.

Annual Household Composition and Confirmation of Financial Status
Members will be required to complete annually, a form which will contain information of household composition and Member, non-Member, and long-term guest status.
 
Members in receipt of subsidy from the Co-op will provide to the Co-op such evidence of their financial status, and all those persons living in the unit, as may be required from time to time.  This may include confirmation of earnings, income bearing investments, T-4s, pay receipts or certified income tax returns, commissioner sworn affidavits, and confirmation by case worker or welfare agency.
 
All information with respect to the financial status of a Member is strictly confidential and will not be released to the public or to the Members of the Co-op, with the exception of the Board of Directors, the Manager, the Auditor, or as may be legally required.