Fair Housing
Under the Maine Human Rights Act, a landlord's application of an objective screening criteria (minimum credit score, income requirement) uniformly to all applicants is:
AAlways a fair housing violation
BPermissible if applied consistently and not used as a pretext for discrimination✓ Correct
CRequired to be filed with the state before use
DApplicable only to commercial tenants
Explanation
Uniform objective screening criteria consistently applied to all applicants is permissible. However, screening criteria that disproportionately impacts protected classes (disparate impact) or is used as a pretext may still violate fair housing laws.
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