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Saw this article on CBC.  
 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/got-kids-find-another-place-to-live-1.3233761  
 
Seems to be wide spread. Landlords seem to have developed wording that essentially says no children. Even though it's illegal to deny people because of children.  
 
While there are some parents and children that do cause problems, pretty sure the majority do not cause problems

When I used to be a landlord I prefer avoid family with kids because these days alot of both parents work and the babysitter is just there to get money at the end of the day and after work parents are tired not watching that much. You get damages with kids and parents do like and don't want to pay for those. Burn floor marks, holes in the wall, no grass left in some areas.

When I used to be a landlord I prefer avoid family with kids because these days alot of both parents work and the babysitter is just there to get money at the end of the day and after work parents are tired not watching that much. You get damages with kids and parents do like and don't want to pay for those. Burn floor marks, holes in the wall, no grass left in some areas.

An add like that looked at it liked it . I wouldn't bother telling them I had a child .... I'd let them find out after I've moved in and then I'd like to see them try and kick me out because of it. Yes I'm sure they would lie threw their teeth and say what ever they had to but I would hold my ground. There are far to many slime ball landlords around its sickening and I for one would love to see more enforcement against them. Reason no one comes forward is cause nothing gets done . All big company owned have their hands in the pockets of the ones in charge. Sucks but it's true . But that's just my opinion

Nate29 said "An add like that looked at it liked it . I wouldn't bother telling them I had a child .... I'd let them find out after I've moved in and then I'd like to see them try and kick me out because of it. Yes I'm sure they would lie threw their teeth and say what ever they had to but I would hold my ground. There are far to many slime ball landlords around its sickening and I for one would love to see more enforcement against them. Reason no one comes forward is cause nothing gets done . All big company owned have their hands in the pockets of the ones in charge. Sucks but it's true . But that's just my opinion "

Agreement will have tenants names you may problem to stay. I know immediate family are allowed so a new incoming newborn yes but a 5, 8, 10 years old all sudden appears.  
With me if agreement you added your kids I wouldn't sign it and reject you. I wouldn't trust someone like you.  
Also why don't you try be landlord for few years see how you think afterwards. Not all tenants are crooked and not all landlords are crooked.

having experienced first hand the damage children and pets can do to my own property, I can understand the thought process of a landlord who would prefer renting to those who do not have either of these. lol And I don't think it necessarily has anything to do with being too busy to watch or care.

Any decent rental unit will have a written agreement. Even when it's only on a 'month to month' basis. And I guarantee you that whatever type of lease agreement is used... there's a line to be filled on it, stating the number of occupants to reside there. (More elaborate leases will have it broken down to names of all adults tenants & number of those below the age of eighteen.) I can't see any good outcome for the tenant to falsify an application or to deliberately mislead a "slime ball landlord". Who do you think the 'rentalsmen' (Rental Tenancy Branch) will side for, when this deception comes to light? It's that kind of mentality we have to contend with and weed out those untruthful individuals again and again every time there's a vacancy. The good news is that there's plenty of applicants to choose from. The bad news is, our history with previous encounters of bad tenants tends to make us appear to profile, be pre-judgemental and to discriminate certain groups of people. ....And that's partially correct. We can and do that because we have the option to justifiably do so.  
 
If landlord have any rights left as a property owner and as businessperson... It is that we should have the right to choose who will be our tenant without being accused of having prejudice. For the rental units in my business plan, families aren't a good investment. Sorry to say that, but I'm not a social worker in charge of public housing. I'm looking out for my interests of the investment. The fewer people, the better ... has become my motto. More people per unit often means more wear & tear, more utilities used and where applicable... more noise complaints (children are noisy during the day and some groups of adults are disruptive to neighbouring units at night). Why would I choose to fill a bachelor or a one bedroom with a single parent with two small kids over a full time University student seeking a music degree while being supported by Mom & Dad? You can't blame me for taking in the better and more ideal applicant. Why am I the @$$hole? Granted... I've been burned by BU students in the past, but time and experience has proven before, that I had better luck with single occupancy --- especially students supported by their parents. Is that a crime? ...to select the best option for your business venture? Is it no different then when business seek and select new employees? ...to get the best candidate available on behalf for the company's interests? Life is competitive and it sucks not to be first. But don't shame us for doing exactly what everyone else will do if they were placed with similar decisions. In a capitalistic country, like Canada. You're never as a citizen or customer being forced to except the services or products from a business that's below your expectations. Why is there such double standard towards businesses? Can't we choose employees and/or tenants like you choose fruit? ...leaving behind the bruised, the battered, the questionable and just pick the ones that appear to be meet our criteria. Yes, Yes, I know I'm treating living, feeling, struggling individuals and comparing them to bruised bananas. I'm a heartless schmuck. But landlords should have the right to select however we want too, without the unsubstantiated accusations (providing it doesn't get proven there's a infringement on any human rights laws). Because after the tenant moves in... the landlord has no more personal rights, thoughts, actions or opinions as a individual towards a tenant. By law, landlords are bounded by the contract, while some tenants can pretty much do anything by justifying their rights, thoughts, actions and opinions while claiming ignorance and hiding behind the bureaucracy of the Landlord tenancy branch.  
 
Come on people. It's our last personal decision with our property, before it all goes to the control of the tenant and the 'Rentalsmen'. Can't we have just this one thing without being ridiculed?  
 
So Nate, you can't blame the "big company" or be bitter from your own experiences with renting. It's the set of nearly uncontrollable circumstances (economy, politics, housing), along with human nature (personal opinions & intuition) and logical choices (easiest and simplest gains) that created this unfortunate reality to those that suffer the most. We (landlords) are just trying to make a business by providing a service in this capitalist society. We are not the faceless evildoers with ulterior motives by taking advantage or demoralizing the less fortunate. But for you to be advising others here on eBrandon to cheat & lie to landlords under the anonymity on the internet, is being an faceless evildoer with ulterior motives.  
 
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.

my brother & I lived in only 2 different addresses & only had a written lease the last number of months, since a new management company took over.(this may be a new thing that is now established practice)  
My problem with Landlords/Landlandy (I dealt with 5 of them) is that they are much more concerned with return on the property as an investment than the notion that they are providing someone with a decent place to live at a reasonable, affordable cost.  
I don't agree that having children or pets is a universal right and all land lords should make accommodations for them. If a building is mostly adults, having to be quiet at an early hour, for example can cause strife between tenants.  
However, a land lord should have the right to refuse occupancy only for a valid reason-this is why they ask for a reference & can check such things as credit history or criminal record.This way, exclusion is not based on anything other than the tenant's past history with renting & their ability to pay the rent.