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An Introduction to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
(“Rluipa”) and Practice Pointers for Planners
Session: Regulating Religious Uses April 2, 10:15 AM Nancy E. Stroud,
AICP Other papers from this session: Federalism and the Public Good: The True Story Behind the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Abstract: Two years after the U.S. Congress adopted the Religious Land Use and Institutional Persons Act, communities have found that religious organizations are using the legislation to advance their objectives. The act affects historic preservation efforts and residential and downtown redevelopment. RELIGIOUS LAND USE AND INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT OF 2000 Author and Copyright Information Copyright 2003 by author Nancy E. Stroud, AICP, is a shareholder with the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza & Guedes, P.A., in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She has a joint law and planning degree from the University of North Carolina. This is an outline of her remarks as chair of the panel on “Regulating Religious Uses” at the APA’s 2003 Annual Conference. Nancy E. Stroud, Esq. |