Here in Canada, we recently had a case before the Human Rights Tribunal where a Muslim couple had filed a complaint against their landlord. They we’re moving out of the apartment and asked the landlord for a couple religious based concessions such as giving notice he was showing the property so the wife could cover herself while people saw the place and they asked that the landlord and prospective tenants remove their shoes, especially in the bedroom where they pray.
The landlord did not comply.
The tribunal awarded the tenants $6,000 each levying a total fine of $12,000 againt the landlord. (Link to story at end.)
In philosophy of law, we discuss whether judgements are reasonable as well as the laws they are based on. In this case, a landlord has the legal duty to accommodate religion within reason.
Do you think a landlord should be forced to accommodate religious practises on his own property if he doesn’t wish to?
Case: https://nowtoronto.com/news/landlord-ordered-to-pay-muslim-couple-12-000-in-race-case/