Fair Housing
A Nebraska city ordinance prohibiting group homes in residential zones would likely be challenged as:
AA valid exercise of police power
BA violation of the Fair Housing Act as applied to group homes for persons with disabilities✓ Correct
CUnconstitutional under the Commerce Clause
DAn unlawful zoning taking
Explanation
Blanket zoning prohibitions targeting group homes for persons with disabilities (or other protected classes) typically violate the Fair Housing Act because they disproportionately exclude protected class members from residential communities.
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