Can the owner of a condo unit advertise that students or anyone requiring a guarantor are not wanted as tenants?

Section 13 of the Ontario Human Rights Code does not allow publication or notification that indicates an intent to discriminate against any person covered by one of the protected grounds in the Code. Students and persons requiring a guarantor would presumably fall under the category of age, family status or person in receipt of public assistance. So unless the owner intends to share a kitchen or bathroom with the person answering the rental ad – these situations would be exempt from the Code under Section 21 – then the ad would most likely be in violation of the Code.

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