HRC reserves the right to choose your roommate

[JakeYYZ]

Landlords and those in the market for a roommate beware – the Ontario Human Rights Commission is reading your ads and it thinks you are being too picky about who you want to live in your apartment.
The commission studied 28 websites and found that up to 20 per cent of the advertisements for rental housing contain discriminatory restrictions that could keep would-be renters from living in their dream apartment.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nat ... le2060941/

They clearly have too much time on their hands checking out 28 websites to report that a whopping 20% of the ads still were in compliance with normal human behavior by stating that the owner was acting in his/ her best interest and preference considering it was his/ her private property.

[Dagwood]

Is something like: "No smokers, no pets. Female roommate only" being discriminatory?

[JakeYYZ]

While ‘smokers’ are not mentioned in the article, I’m pretty sure they’d be ok
to discriminate against.
<snip>

Other examples of discrimination included “ideal for quiet couple or professional single” and “perfect for female student.”

There’s your answer. You’re a female looking for a female roommate..forget it. Why should a woman be able to say in an ad for a roommate that she wants to rent to a female because she would feel safer? You’re living in their socialist paradise mate, (naturally at the expense of others). NO preferences allowed.

[Dagwood]

This is unreal. Now I feel discriminated against because I have (or had) the freedom to choose who lives in my house. I guess common sense isn't so common anymore.

Oh, and I found this on the internet. Outdated, but still makes a point...

[azimuthaviation]

Why do people keep saying Obama's black? He's bi-racial.

Saved you the trouble Moose

[rigpiggy]

I wouldn't want either of those 2 as a roommate. one would drive me nuts with the voice. The other with his politics

[photofly]

Despite the provocative thread title, there's nothing in that article that suggests it applies to roommates or apartment sharing. Only renting a whole apartment.

EDIT: Actually I see that there is ("That could mean trouble for those who take out advertisements such as this one posted...") but reading carefully I wonder if that's a misinterpretation of the OHRC's advice by the journalist.

[JakeYYZ]

You mean that you HOPE it's a misinterpretation.
Watch Sun TV's Ezra Levant's take on this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... DIFkmyF7ec

[Doc]

Small one bedroom apartment to share with HOT WHITE female. Must be a "team" player. Nudge nudge, wink wink. Know what I mean, know what I mean? Wink, wink. One bed, one bath, one towel. Experience not necessary, willing to train suitable candidate. May need to do other "duties" as required by incumbent resident. Send photo with application. Those with "talent" will be called in for an interview.........

[crazy_aviator]

Doc, I dont think yer gonna get any replies ! You mentioned this hot white female need not be experienced, but then you say those with a talent will be called in for an interview,,,How can a woman know her talent IF she doesnt experience it ?

[Doc]

I should have used the word "potential".

[JakeYYZ]

Read the first post on this topic, and then read this.

There’s a two bedroom basement apartment for rent in Toronto’s northwest end —one bathroom, newly painted and renovated with a side entrance. The ad, posted on popular classified site Kijiji.ca, comes with the typical caveats —no pets allowed, no smokers. And then, a less common request: Only Muslims need apply.
It’s the exact kind of specifications the Ontario Human Rights Commission recently warned landlords against putting in their online classified ads —any denial of a prospective tenant due to race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age and disability, among other things, is grounds for discrimination according to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s housing policy and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
But for all its condemnation of the practice, the commission this week said they can’t police these online ads, that it’s out of their hands.

Link: http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/06 ... nline-ads/
How is it a couple months back they were bragging about contacting magazines with ads the OHRC found offensive and not gender neutral??
So if I posted an ad saying "only whites need apply", that would be peachy?

So dishonest, so lame, so illogical and sooo stupid.

[GlobalXV]

The HRC imo, is a modern day witch hunt. It should be abolished. It looks to seize inalienable human rights with their ultra left wing fascist beliefs of equality. There are countless stories online, where these people are judge and jury and have the power to pretty much destroy you.

This guy says it all quite well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKIcHTz4pFU

Small one bedroom apartment to share with HOT WHITE female. Must be a "team" player. Nudge nudge, wink wink. Know what I mean, know what I mean? Wink, wink. One bed, one bath, one towel. Experience not necessary, willing to train suitable candidate. May need to do other "duties" as required by incumbent resident. Send photo with application. Those with "talent" will be called in for an interview.........

You're gross.

[Beefitarian]

Totally, buy some more towels!

[grimey]

Is something like: "No smokers, no pets. Female roommate only" being discriminatory?

I'm sure no smoking is fine. "no pets" clauses are contrary to the Residential Tenancies Act in Ontario, I don't know about the rest of Canada.

[grimey]

Why do people keep saying Obama's black? He's bi-racial.

Saved you the trouble Moose

Yet Steve Jobs is Syrian-American, despite his mother being of Swiss and German descent.

[Beefitarian]

You can't maintain a pet free rental there, how about, "no children"?

[cdnpilot77]

Read the first post on this topic, and then read this.

There’s a two bedroom basement apartment for rent in Toronto’s northwest end —one bathroom, newly painted and renovated with a side entrance. The ad, posted on popular classified site Kijiji.ca, comes with the typical caveats —no pets allowed, no smokers. And then, a less common request: Only Muslims need apply.
It’s the exact kind of specifications the Ontario Human Rights Commission recently warned landlords against putting in their online classified ads —any denial of a prospective tenant due to race, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age and disability, among other things, is grounds for discrimination according to the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s housing policy and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
But for all its condemnation of the practice, the commission this week said they can’t police these online ads, that it’s out of their hands.

Link: http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/06 ... nline-ads/
How is it a couple months back they were bragging about contacting magazines with ads the OHRC found offensive and not gender neutral??
So if I posted an ad saying "only whites need apply", that would be peachy?

So dishonest, so lame, so illogical and sooo stupid.

Azimouth? Care to chime in on this one and explain why its ok for muslims to make this stipulation but no one else should be able to?

[Dash-Ate]

In Soviet Russia roommate choose you!!


ps. Ezra is just an israeli sh__ distruber sent to divide us. The enemy within, they always take control of the media first. It's SOP.

[Changes in Latitudes]

that could keep would-be renters from living in their dream apartment.

Does this only apply to "dream apartments" or would the ability to find my "dream shanty" or "dream van down by the river" also be affected?

[Beefitarian]

I don't think they have passed legislation on "Van down by the river" room mate selection yet Sly Stone.

[Changes in Latitudes]

I don't think they have passed legislation on "Van down by the river" room mate selection yet Sly Stone.

Nobody looks out for the little guy anymore.

[Beefitarian]

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