Legal Opinion
Jennings v. New York State Office of Mental Health
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 1997PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
New York State policy has long favored the establishment of *234residential housing facilities to deinstitutionalize the treatment of mentally disabled persons. However, some residents of the Pine Hills community in the City of Albany (the City) believed that their neighborhood was already overcrowded with such facilities. The present dispute arose when the City filed an objection to the siting of the newest housing residence proposed for the area pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 41.34. Following a hearing, the Acting Commissioner of the New York State Office of…
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