A Sackville man who is searching for affordable housing says he's encountered roadblocks, including landlords who won’t accept him as a tenant because he has children.

But an advocate for the rights of tenants says that’s an example of rental discrimination, which is illegal under provincial human rights legislation.

“I think that it's important to make [people aware] that is not legal, this kind of discrimination,” says Jael Duarte, a lawyer and tenants’ advocate for New Brunswick, employed by the Saint John-based Human Development Council.

The home rented by Reggie Beal, a father of three, is up for sale, and he’s been trying to find an affordable place to live with his three young children.

For more on this story, CHMA spoke to the Fredericton-based tenants’ advocate, asking her how widespread housing discrimination based on family status is in New Brunswick.