Oxford House-C v. City of St. Louis
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
77 F.3d 249 (1996)
- Written by Alexander Hager-DeMyer, JD
Facts
The City of St. Louis (city) (defendant) had a zoning code defining single-family dwellings as those including three nonrelated, nondisabled residents in a home and group homes as those with eight or fewer unrelated, disabled residents. Oxford House-C (Oxford) (plaintiff) was a group home for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts located in a city neighborhood zoned for single-family dwellings. More than eight unrelated men lived at Oxford. The city cited Oxford for violating the zoning laws. Oxford filed suit against the city in federal district court, alleging, among other claims, that by enforcing the eight-person limit, the city violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The district court ruled in favor of Oxford and issued an injunction against the city, dismissing the city’s counterclaim. The city appealed to the Eighth Circuit.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Fagg, J.)
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