Fair Housing
Under the Maine Human Rights Act, 'marital status' as a protected class in housing means a landlord cannot discriminate against applicants because they are:
ASingle, married, divorced, or in any other marital relationship✓ Correct
BRecently divorced from a difficult spouse
CMarried to a non-citizen
DLiving with a domestic partner only
Explanation
Maine's Human Rights Act protects against housing discrimination based on marital status, meaning landlords cannot treat applicants differently because they are single, married, divorced, widowed, or separated.
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