Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1977-01-11

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Me. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. In 1971 respondent Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation (MHDC) applied to petitioner, the Village - of Arlington Heights, Ill., for the rezoning of a 15-acre parcel from single-family to multiple-family classification. Using federal financial assistance, MHDC planned to build 190 clustered townhouse units for low- and moderate-income tenants. The Vi…

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