Broker remarks to prospective tenant that landlord might object to housing voucher approval process violate state law that prohibits statements that indicate a preference to refuse to rent to such tenants

The Supreme Court of Connecticut has held that it violates state statutes that prohibit discrimination against housing voucher recipients to indicate a preference not to rent to tenants whose rental payments are subsidized by government. Lopez v. William Raveis Real Est. Inc., 272 A.3d 150 (Conn. 2022). While there was no statement of an intent to discriminate, the state law does not require proof of intent; rather it prohibits making any statement that indicates a preference not to rent to someone because of their “source of income.” Conn. Stat. §46a-64c(a)(3).