Legal Opinion
Suffolk Housing Services v. Town of Brookhaven
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 20, 1977PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeon D. Lazer, J.
In this State, persons who lack a legal or equitable interest in real property have never been granted standing to attack a zoning ordinance. Alleging that their constitutional and statutory rights are being violated by exclusionary zoning practices of the Town of Brookhaven, a number of such unpropertied individuals plus a few taxpayers and *81certain organizations have instituted the instant action for judgment declaring the nullity of the zoning ordinance of the town and for extensive ancillary relief. The defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it does not state a…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Friar v. Vanguard Holding Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Stocks v. City of IrvineCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
- Suffolk Housing Services v. Town of BrookhavenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Long Island Region National Ass'n for Advancement of Colored People v. Town of North HempsteadNew York Supreme Court · 1979
- Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society v. HennessyNew York Supreme Court · 1979
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