A single mother in New Brunswick has been denied rental applications by property owners in Moncton because she has a child. Melanie Centis, who decided to sell her home and rent after her adult children moved out, has faced difficulties finding a new place to live. Despite applying to over 100 rental properties, landlords stop replying as soon as she discloses that she has a six-year-old.
A single mother living in New Brunswick says property owners in the area have denied her rental applications because she has a child. Melanie Centis, who lives in Moncton , said she began searching for available apartments after deciding to sell her five-bedroom home once her three adult children moved out. She said she no longer needed the space and was ready for a change. “I just decided that selling would be an option for me now and that I’d love to rent.
I figured renting would be a great option,” she said, adding that a growing amount of maintenance required on her home was beginning to stretch her budget and was another motivating factor in the move.Centis said most companies requested information about her living situation before allowing her to come and view a unit. She said whenever she’d mention that she had a six-year-old child, the conversation would abruptly en
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