Ontario House Rules Template for Room Rentals (RTA & Human Rights Code-Aware)

Renting a room in your house? Clear house rules prevent most shared-kitchen arguments. But some common rules are void in Ontario, or cross the Human Rights Code: "no guests", "no pets", "landlord may enter at any time", fines, "no strong-smelling cooking".

This 3-page PDF gives you:

- Page 1: which law applies to your room (the RTA usually doesn't apply if the renter shares a kitchen or bathroom with you as the owner), a "What you can't put in house rules" box, and wording swaps ("Instead of… write…").

- Page 2: the template. Nineteen rules with blanks and tick boxes, plus a signature block. Print it or fill it in on screen.

- Page 3: guidance notes explaining each rule, with links to ontario.ca, Tribunals Ontario and the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Give the same sheet to every renter before they sign. Not legal advice. Not affiliated with the Government of Ontario or the LTB.