Hill v. Community of Damien of Molokai

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• holding that group home did not violate restrictive covenant limiting property to single family use when group home exhibited stability, permanency, and functional lifestyle equivalent to that of traditional family unit
• considering the definition of “family” in zoning ordinances when interpreting that undefined term in a restrictive covenant
• analyzing the discriminatory effect of a facially neutral restrictive covenant on group homes
• analyzing the discriminatory effect of a facially neutral restrictive covenant on group homes
• having concluded that group home’s actions did not violate restrictive covenant under state law, the court then explained that enforcing the covenant as interpreted by the plaintiffs would violate the FHA
• refusing to award attorney’s fees for FHA violation in light of defendant’s nondiscriminatory justification for attempting to enforce restrictive covenant and trial court’s finding that group home would cause increase in neighborhood traffic

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