Innovations in Municipal Regulation of Group Homes, Sober Homes, and Recovery Communities (OnDemand Webinar)

$149.00

SKU: 409751EAU

Description

Gain an understanding of the zoning provisions for community residences and recovery communities that comply with the Fair Housing Act and statewide zoning laws.Community residential facilities offer individuals with disabilities and other needs a nurturing, residential environment. Oftentimes, these uses are faced with resistance from either local governments or neighbors, who tend to acknowledge the benefits of these facilities, while simultaneously expounding a not in my backyard position. For that reason, protections have been put in place under Federal Law, and, in many cases, at the State level as well. While this means that municipal oversight may be limited, it does not mean that these facilities must go unregulated. This live webinar will provide an overview of community residential facilities, and how they are and can be regulated at the Federal, State, and local governmental levels, while protecting the rights and needs of the individuals who live in them.

Date: 2024-01-17 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Introduction
• Defining Community Residential Facilities
• Group Homes
• Sober Homes
• Recovery Communities
• General Siting Considerations
• Location
• Purchase Price
• Contract Contingencies
• Avoiding Oversaturation

Federal and State Law Protections
• Federal Fair Housing Act
• Equal Protection
• State Anti-Discrimination Laws

Nationwide Survey of State Regulatory Schemes
• States With Preemptive Regulatory Schemes
• States Without Regulatory Schemes
• The Middle Ground

What Can and Can’t a Municipality Do to Regulate?
• Oversaturation Considerations
• Zoning and Land Use Considerations
• Familial Status
• Residency Durational Requirements
• Enhanced Health and Safety Requirements / Mitigation of Impacts

CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.

Jody T Cross-Zarin & Steinmetz

Innovations in Municipal Regulation of Group Homes, Sober Homes, and Recovery Communities (OnDemand Webinar)

$219.00

SKU: 404996EAU

Description

Gain an understanding of the zoning provisions for community residences and recovery communities that comply with the Fair Housing Act and statewide zoning laws.Headlines across the nation trumpet the scam artists raking in big bucks with phony sober living homes. Cities, especially in warm climates, are being inundated with sober homes and recovery communities but all too many municipalities respond with overreaching zoning regulations the courts are obligated to strike down for violating the nation’s Fair Housing Act. Individual court decisions often seem contradictory. Writing zoning provisions for community residences for people with disabilities (group homes, sober homes, recovery communities, small halfway houses) that comply with the Fair Housing Act and statewide zoning laws is a complicated, very nuanced art and science. This topic reveals the bases for legal zoning for community residences for people with disabilities. It teaches the ins and outs of how to legally zone for the growing variety of community residences for people with disabilities, with a focus on innovative approaches to zoning for sober living homes and recovery communities in accord with the Fair Housing Act. It explains the impact of statewide zoning laws on local zoning for community residences and how to overcome statewide zoning provisions that run afoul of the Fair Housing Act.

Date: 2019-02-21 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Bases for Zoning for Community Residences for People With Disabilities, Including Sober Homes
• Underlying Concepts and Essential Core Characteristics of Community Residences Affecting How to Zone for Them
• Community Residences Defined and Illustrated
• Recovery Communities Defined and Illustrated
• How Community Residences Including Sober Homes Differ From Institutional Uses Such as Nursing Homes and Boarding and Rooming Houses, and From Recovery Communities
• Why so Many Zoning Provisions for Community Residences Run Afoul of the Fair Housing Act

Guiding Principles and Best Practices for Zoning for Community Residences and Recovery Communities
• How to Make the “Reasonable Accommodation” That the Fair Housing Act Requires
• Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes by Addressing the Threshold Issue: The Zoning Code’s Definition of “Family” or “Household” or the Lack of a Definition
• How to Make the Requisite Reasonable Accommodation for Community Residences
• How to Make the Requisite Reasonable Accommodation for Recovery Communities

Implementing Zoning Provisions for Community Residences and Recovery Communities
• Crafting Narrowly Tailored Standards
• Making Fact-Based Decisions
• Protecting the Validity of Your Zoning Provisions

No Credit Available

Daniel Lauber, AICP-Law Office of Daniel Lauber