Landlords, advocates split over bill barring discrimination against renters on public assistance

Landlords, advocates split over bill barring discrimination against renters on public assistance

Rep. Cheryl Golek (D-Harpswell) called source-of-income discrimination “an urgent injustice.” (Photo by Getty Images)Mainers receiving public assistance can often wait years for an apartment to open up. In an effort to alleviate that backlog and address what many see as economic discrimination in Maine’s housing sector, lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit landlords from refusing to rent to tenants solely because they rely on pro…