{"id":46825,"date":"2012-03-27T15:02:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T19:02:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-22T16:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T20:22:10","slug":"discrimination-against-tenants","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/discrimination-against-tenants","title":{"rendered":"Discrimination against tenants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your landlord or someone working for your landlord discriminates against you, they might be breaking a law called the Human Rights Code.<\/p>\n<p>Discrimination in housing means you are treated unfairly because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>of your race or colour, your birthplace, citizenship or ethnic background, your religion, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression,<\/li>\n<li>you are pregnant or have children, or<\/li>\n<li>you receive social assistance or welfare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples of discrimination include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>treating you badly because of your race or religion<\/li>\n<li>refusing to put in a ramp or make other changes for you if you use a wheelchair<\/li>\n<li>having strict rules about noise that are harder for you to follow if you have children<\/li>\n<li>not trying to stop other tenants from discriminating against you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is also discrimination when landlords refuse to rent to people who have no credit rating. 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