Legal Opinion
Community Services, Inc. v. Heidelberg Township
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 25, 2006No. Civil Action 1:06-CV-1206PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CONNER, District Judge.
This controversy lies at the intersection of local land use law and the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3631. The instant action was commenced by Community Services, Inc. (“CSG”), 1 on behalf of eight mentally disabled individuals who currently reside at a closed state hospital. CSG contends that defendants Heidelberg Township (“Township”), Heidelberg Township Board of Supervisors (“Township Supervisors”), and Heidelberg Township Zoning Hearing Board (“Zoning Board”), intentionally interpreted a zoning ordinance to prevent, and refused to grant a…
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