PART I FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION

s.4 — Accommodation of person under eighteen

Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19

Official text

4 (1) Every sixteen or seventeen year old person who has withdrawn from parental control has a right to equal treatment with respect to occupancy of and contracting for accommodation without discrimination because the person is less than eighteen years old. (2) A contract for accommodation entered into by a sixteen or seventeen year old person who has withdrawn from parental control is enforceable against that person as if the person were eighteen years old.

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Reproduced from Ontario e-Laws under the King's Printer for Ontario (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19 — Consolidation period: July 1, 2025 - e-Laws currency date (June 4, 2026). Always confirm the current version on e-Laws. General information, not legal advice.