Legal Opinion
Hovsons, Inc. v. Township of Brick
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 18, 1996No. 95-5648, 95-5666UnknownCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
In this case we must decide whether the Township of Brick’s refusal to grant a variance to Hovsons, Inc. (“Hovsons”) to build a nursing home in the Township’s R-R-2 zone, an area the district court found to be predominantly residential, violates the mandate of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (“FHAA”), 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., that all municipalities provide “reasonable accommodations” to handicapped persons. Id. § 3604(f)(3)(B). The district court rejected Hovsons’ FHAA claims and denied its request for declaratory and injunctive relief.
We…
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