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· 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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