Greater Bible Way Temple of Jackson v. City of Jackson

*377MARKMAN, J.

We granted leave to appeal to consider whether the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 USC 2000cc et seq., entitles plaintiff to the rezoning of its property from single-family residential to multiple-family residential to allow plaintiff to build an apartment complex. The lower courts held that RLUIPA does entitle plaintiff to the rezoning of its property. We conclude that a refusal to rezone does not constitute an “individualized assessment,” and, thus, that RLUIPA is inapplicable. Further, even if RLUIPA is applicable, the building of an…