When I advertised my unit I specified that “damage deposit required, no children or pets”, is this okay?

It is a breach of the Ontario Human Rights Code to rent a unit and demand that there be “no children” allowed. A no pets clause is not enforceable under the Residential Tenancies Act. Damage deposits are not lawful under the Residential Tenancies Act, and landlords are not allowed to collect them.  

 

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