WINTHROP, Maine - The Maine Human Rights Commission says there are no grounds to believe a Farmingdale woman suffered housing discrimination when an apartment complex made her feel uncomfortable about her use of a service dog, a 3.6-pound Chihuahua.
Fifty-one-year-old Laurie Randall accused S.J. Wood Construction, Scene Valley and Laurie Haefele, all of Winthrop, in the case. Randall reported that she didn't feel comfortable filling out an application because Haefele reiterated that pets weren't allowed after Randall said she had a service animal. The animal's name is Benjamin.
The Kennebec Journal reports the human rights commission overturned its own investigator's recommendations and concluded 2-1 against Randall. A lawyer for the apartment owner says Randall's lack of an application hurt her case.