Legal Opinion
Oxford House-C v. City of St. Louis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1996No. 94-1600, 94-3073PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
In this handicap discrimination case, we consider whether the City of St. Louis violated the Federal Fair Housing Act and Rehabilitation Act by enforcing the City’s zoning code to limit the number of residents in two group homes for recovering substance abusers. We conclude the City acted lawfully.
Oxford House-C and Oxford House-W are self-supporting, self-governing group homes for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts in the City of St. Louis. The Oxford Houses provide a family-like atmosphere in which the residents support and encourage each other to remain clean and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Edmonds v. Oxford House, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Smith & Lee Associates, Inc., A/K/A Mortenview Manor, a Michigan Corporation United States of America v. City of Taylor, MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Village of Palatine, Illinois, Matthew Klein, Dick KozdrasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Lee Morgan v. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Frank Riciotti, Iii, Real Party in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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