There are generally two types of rental contracts: the hotline is occupied by trained operators during normal opening hours from Monday to Friday. Outside of these hours, callers can leave a message and the call is returned the next business day. There is also an email address (bedbugs@gov.mb.ca) that the public can use. There is also a site of bedbugs: www.manitoba.ca/bedbugs. It provides a variety of information about bed bugs, including myths and facts about bed bugs and fact sheets on how to prevent bed bugs from entering your home and what to do if you have an infestation. How about getting enough information to assess a rental candidate`s qualification? It is important that landlords and landlords make reasonable efforts to obtain the information necessary to assess a potential tenant`s application and do not request more detailed information than can reasonably be expected from an applicant. As noted in these guidelines, it may be reasonable for an owner, landlord or lessor to request character references, a guarantor or otherwise assess, depending on the circumstances, the likelihood that the lease agreement will be complied with if an applicant does not have a rental history. Can a landlord rely on a rent-to-income ratio to choose a tenant? The relationship between rent and income may unduly discriminate against people because of socially disadvantaged conditions, family or other reasons. If a standard, rule or policy used by an owner may have a discriminatory effect, the owner must rely on another approach, for example. B a more individual standard or assessment. Can a landlord limit the number of occupants for a rental unit? It is a violation of the Human Rights Code for an owner or owner to have a general guideline or standard that sets a maximum number of persons who can occupy a particular rental dwelling, unless there is a reasonable reason to establish such a standard or directive.
Standards, such as the Canadian Occupancy Standard from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, provide guidance on the ideal number of bedrooms a home should have to provide overpopulation freedom for a couple or family. However, the strict application of these standards to limit the number of occupants of a dwelling may result in unreasonable discrimination on the basis of marital status or other protected characteristic. Can a landlord request direct payment of rent from social services? An owner or lessor may not require a tenant whose source of income is the social allowance to accept that the rent be paid directly to the owner or landlord, unless there is a reasonable reason for that duration or condition of occupancy. An example of a reasonable reason for direct payment of rent by social services may be if the applicant`s rent record shows a poor rating of the one-time payment of rent. Can a landlord require a rental applicant to provide a guarantor or co-signer? It is a violation of the Human Rights Code for a lessor or lessor to have a general guideline or standard that all applicants must provide a guarantor or co-signer for a lease agreement. . . .
