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Constitutional Law—Zoning For Single-"Family" Dwellings Is Not Denial Of Equal Protection To Unrelated Persons—Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), Albert G. Marquis
Constitutional Law—Zoning For Single-"Family" Dwellings Is Not Denial Of Equal Protection To Unrelated Persons—Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), Albert G. Marquis
Washington Law Review
Six unrelated persons resided in a single dwelling in Belle Terre, New York, in violation of the Village's zoning ordinance. The village is zoned exclusively for one-family dwellings; "family" is defined by the ordinance as: One or more persons related by blood, adoption or marriage, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit [or] a number of persons but not exceeding two (2) living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, adoption, or marriage shall be deemed to constitute a family. The lessors of the residence were served with notice that failure of …