N.J. affordable housing operator accused of discriminating against low-income applicants

A property management group that operates affordable housing in central New Jersey may have imposed unduly restrictive screening barriers against low-income applicants, prosecutors announced Friday.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin’s office said in a news release that its Division on Civil Rights had issued a finding of probable cause against a housing provider and a leasing agent for allegedly violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
“Our civil rights laws prohibit housing providers from imposing screening barriers that result in discriminatory denials of housing to low-income New Jerseyans,” Platkin said in the release. “Protecting access to safe, stable, affordable housing has been a priority since I took office, and we will continue to hold accountable anyone who violates our laws.”