Ann Karnofsky, 79, moved to Fairview Estate in 2016 and decided to apply for rent subsidy. She claims that the manager at the time told her people who apply for it can cause problems.
The Milford Daily News
Senior living congregate apartments are an industry now with three branches: independent living (nothing to do with disability), assisted living and memory care. The last two are for elders needing some medical care and have to be certified by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. However, independent living, a profit-making arm, needs some regulation, transparency and fairness, and needs to follow existing Massachusetts discrimination laws.
The problems:
Discriminate vs. Income Source – no rent subsidies, federal or state, accepted – “private pay” – but rent subsidies MUST be accepted according to the Mass. law (but there’s a 20-year wait).