A property management group that operates affordable housing in central New Jersey may have imposed overly restrictive screening barriers against low-income applicants, prosecutors announced Friday.

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin’s office said in a press release that its Civil Rights Division had issued a probable cause finding against a housing provider and leasing agent for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Anti-Discrimination Law.

“Our civil rights laws prohibit housing providers from imposing screening barriers that result in discriminatory denials of housing to low-income New Jersey residents,” Platkin said in the statement. “Protecting access to safe, stable and affordable housing has been a priority since I took office, and we will continue to hold accountable anyone who violates our laws.”