ARLINGTON HEIGHTS v. METROPOLITAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP.

No. 75-616.

429 U.S. 252 (1977)

VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ET AL. v. METROPOLITAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack M. Siegel argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

F. Willis Caruso argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs were Carol M. Petersen and Robert G. Schwemm.*


MR. 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 Village denied the rezoning request. MHDC, joined by other...

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