Legal Opinion
Assisted Living Associates of Moorestown, L.L.C. v. Moorestown Township
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 9, 1998No. Civ.A. 97-4572PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORLOFSKY, District Judge.
This case requires the Court to resolve a conflict between local autonomy and federal power, specifically the conflict between a New Jersey municipality’s power to zone and the federal power to eradicate discrimination against the handicapped. The developers of an innovative type of facility designed to care for the elderly and handicapped, known as “assisted living,” have moved for a preliminary injunction under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., demanding a reasonable accommodation to allow the construction of an assisted living facility which…
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