Tag: Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
Understanding the Five Components of the Religious Land Use Act
The California law firm Laquer Urban Clifford & Hodge, LLP represents non-profits in their quest for religious freedom as guaranteed under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). In recognizing that religion-affiliated institutions were often unfairly treated in local building and zoning procedures, Congress passed RLUIPA in 2000. Since then, lawyers at Laquer…