Legal Opinion
Horizon House Developmental Services, Inc. v. Township of Upper Southampton
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 28, 1992No. 89-2243PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OMNIBUS FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND FINAL ADJUDICATION
LOWELL A. REED, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff Horizon House brought this action against defendants seeking a declaration that the provision of Ordinance No. 300, imposing a distance requirement of 1000 feet for group homes within the township of Upper Southampton, discriminates against people with handicaps in violation of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 [hereinafter FHAA], and the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution, and seeking to…
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