Section 19: Accommodation

19. Accommodation (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall discriminate against another person— (a) by refusing or failing to accept that person’s application for accommodation; (b) by refusing to extend or renew the provision of accommodation to that person; (c) in the way in which that person’s application is processed; (d) by deferring that person’s application for accommodation, or according him a lower order of precedence on any list of applicants for accommodation; or (e) in the terms or conditions on which accommodation is offered to that person; (f) by denying that person access, or limiting his access, to a benefit, facility or service associated with accommodation occupied by him; (g) by evicting that person from accommodation occupied by him; or (h) by placing that person at a disadvantage in any other manner in relation to accommodation occupied by him. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to— (a) the provision by a person of accommodation in any premises where he or a relative of his, resides, and intends to continue to reside; (b) the provision by a person of accommodation in any premises which comprise not more than 3 units available for occupation; (c) the provision of accommodation in any hostel or other similar institution established wholly for the welfare of persons of a particular status; (d) the provision of accommodation by a religious body; (e) the provision of shared accommodation in any premises which, for reasons of privacy or decency or because of the nature of the sanitary facilities, are used by persons of one sex only; or [Issue 2] E13A – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius (f) the provision of accommodation in any premises is restricted or limited to persons of a particular sex, age, race or religious belief.