Regulating supportive housing for seniors

This Part would provide for the creation of Residents/Family Councils in the higher-needs level of supportive housing defined in Part I, as a practical and effective means of realizing the rights listed above. [...] Where the building code of general application does not meet the requirements of residents in lower-needs supportive housing, the code of general application will be incorporated in this Part with the addition of special requirements (again, dependent on the “gaps” in the existing code). [...] The term “supportive housing for seniors” will be used in this project as defined in the 2005 Report: “a range of housing options designed to accommodate the needs of seniors through design features, housing management, and access to support services.” Effective regulation of supportive housing for seniors must protect the rights and interests of residents without replicating the maximum legislate [...] Research carried out pursuant to the 2005 Report, A Legal Framework for Supportive Housing for Seniors, included a national and international review of legislation applying to supportive housing for seniors and concluded with several “Options for Canadian Policy Makers.” The first “Option” given was to “Develop a comprehensive supportive housing statute.” A comprehensive supportive housing statute [...] Hospitality services are provided for in the specific contract between the provider and the resident and not dealt with in any “special” legislation (although they will be subject to general consumer protection legislation and the law of contract).