What is a Record of Abuse?
A Community Service Professional* (defined above) shall verify the incident(s) of abuse by forwarding: • A completed Peel Access to Housing Victims of Family Violence Form (PDF 444KB) signed and completed by the applicant. • A documented Record of Abuse confirming that the applicant has been subject to abuse by another individual living in the household in a relationship or by an individual who is sponsoring the client as an immigrant. Individual perceptions about what kinds of situations constitute “abuse” may vary. For the purposes of this policy, verifiers are to refer to the Indicators of Abuse list below when assessing the applicant’s situation of abuse. The existence of these indicators of abuse is considered to warrant inclusion in the Special Priority Household Category for rent-geared-to-income housing, noting all eligibility criteria for the Victims of Family Violence status is also met.
