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Zoning Code that Prevents Proposed Mulitfamily Housing for the Elderly Does Not Violate the Fair Housing Act Amendments or Americans with Disabilities Act

By Patty Salkin

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Plaintiffs alleged that the Town?s zoning code which prevents them from building multifamily housing for the elderly and thus limiting the access of the handicapped to desired types of housing violates both the Fair Housing Act Amendments (FHAA) or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The Second Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed. The Circuit Court explained [...]

Full post as published by Law of the Land on April 09, 2010 (boomark / email).

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