The United Counties of Leeds & Grenville, as Service Manager assumed ownership of the public housing on January 1, 2001 when ownership was transferred under the Social Housing Reform Act. Prior to transfer, the public housing operated under the Ontario Housing Corporation through the Leeds/Brockville Housing Authority and the Prescott/Grenville Housing Authority. The merger of these two separate groups in August 2000 created the Leeds and Grenville Housing Corporation with the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville as the sole shareholder Service Manager.

The United Counties of Leeds & Grenville owns 667 rent-geared-to-income social housing units in 194 buildings consisting of 179 single-family units and 488 units in 15 multi-residential buildings located throughout the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville.

The Community Housing Department under the Community and Social Service Division is responsible for the following:

• Service Manager Administration of Housing.
• Property Management of the public housing
• Provides property management services to Non-Profit/Cooperative Housing through agreement.