Human Rights Tribunal Of Ontario: Ontario Tenant Law

Rafiqul Islam Dept: An inquiry by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario into Rafiqul Islam s complaint was adjourned last week until March. But advocates say the case sheds light on a common grievance among newcomers, who find their housing options limited if they don t give in to similar demands, which are not legal under Ontario tenant law, according to The Star. After seeing an advertisement outside an apartment building at 2365 Confederation Parkway in Mississauga, Islam said he applied for a bachelor apartment and paid a deposit for first and last month s rent, using his brother as a co-signer, on Nov. 5, 2010 and a Bangladeshi immigrant has filed a human rights complaint against a Mississauga landlord who allegedly demanded a year of rent upfront because the tenant lacked a Canadian employment and credit history. Islam, 42, a financial manager in Bangladesh, arrived in Toronto with his wife, Nurun Nahar, a teacher, in June 2010. After staying with his brother for five months, the couple started looking for their own apartment later that year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.