Difference between revisions of "The Residential Tenancy Act (19:I)"

Although poverty is not a protected ground, a landlord must not discriminate against a (prospective) tenant based on a lawful source of income, such as  Income Assistance or similar benefits. The remedy is a complaint under s 21 of the B.C. ''Human Rights Code'', RSBC 1996, c. 210 [HRC]. Section 10(1) of the  HRC also prohibits a person from denying tenancy or from discriminating with respect to a term of the tenancy against a person or class of persons because of their race, sexual orientation, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability, or sex. Note also, that pets are  not covered under discrimination rules. See [[Governing Legislation and Resources for Human Rights (6:I) | Chapter 19: Human Rights]] for more information.  

A landlord cannot refuse to rent to adults because they have children, unless the building or manufactured home park is reserved for people over 55 years old.