Legal Opinion
Campbell v. City Council of Lynn
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 19, 1992No. 90-P-192 & 90-P-1108PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This is a nimby — not in my backyard — case. In February, 1988, the Lynn city council (city council) granted a special permit to the owners of a dwelling located at 12 Morris Street in Lynn to use the premises as a group residence for fifteen elderly, mentally ill individuals. The owners intend to lease the premises to Greater Lynn Senior Services (Senior Services), a nonprofit corporation that, together with the Department of Mental Health, is to provide on-site staffing and support services to the residents. 4 The Lynn Housing Authority is to provide rental subsidies to the residents and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Attorney General v. Town of DoverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Newbury Junior College v. Town of BrooklineMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Tebo v. Board of Appeals of ShrewsburyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- The Bible Speaks v. Board of Appeals of LenoxMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
- Radcliffe College v. City of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Watros v. Greater Lynn Mental Health & Retardation Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Sheehan v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Campbell v. City Council of LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Alaska Railroad v. Native Village of EklutnaAlaska Supreme Court · 2002
- Senders v. Town of Columbia FallsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
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