A Real LULU: Zoning for Group Homes and Halfway Houses Under the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
John Marshall Law Review, 29(2): 369-407, 1996
By: Daniel Lauber, The John Marshall Law School
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This article provides an analysis of a legally defensible rationale for zoning for group homes. It emphasizes that the point of group housing is to normalize its prescence in communities. It advocates for eliminating references to maximum occupancy from zoning codes (because the housing code already imposes practical limits to protect public health and safety).