· 8/28/1992
Horizon House Developmental Services, Inc. v. Township of Upper Southampton
Citations
- 804 F. Supp. 683
- 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13132
- 1992 WL 289962
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- determining that the ordinance was passed in \response to community opposition and to outmoded fears about people with mental retardation\
- holding that a 1000-foot spacing requirement violates the FHAA
- determining that the ordinance was passed in “response to community opposition and to outmoded fears about people with mental retardation”
- holding that providers have standing under the FHA
- “housing provider is not required to wait until a governmental entity enforces its rules against it before bringing suit”
- stating that FHAA had broad definition of handicap
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Judges: Reed
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