Federal Fair Housing Act, Zoning and Group Homes Federal Fair Housing Act, Zoning and Group Homes Karen A. Aviles TSR 7.
Few issues are as contentious as the siting of group homes.
The demands of the Fair Housing Act and neighborhood activists are often diametrically opposed to each other. Government officials are caught in the middle. This publication examines the Act and its interpretive case law, the issues from the neighborhood and governmental perspectives, and the impact of the Act on typical zoning provisions used to regulate group homes. This survey of the Act and its impact makes the publication a valuable tool for anyone involved in the siting of group homes.