To qualify for the HBTC, first, you have to be first time home buyer. That means you did not lived in another home owned by you or your spouse or common-law partner in the year of purchase or in any of the four preceding years.
Second, the home you acquired must be a qualifying home. It means the home has to be a housing unit located in Canada including existing homes and those being constructed. Single home, semi-detached homes, townhouses, mobile homes, condominium units, and apartments in duplexes, fourplexes, or apartment buildings all qualify. It has to be occupied as a principal place of residence no later than one year after it is acquired.
Person with disability
If you are a person with a disability or are buying a house for a related person with a disability, you don’t need to be a first-time home buyer. But the home must provide a more accessible dwelling or an environment better suited to the personal needs and care of the person with disability.