Property owner, neighbors at odds over Poland rental home

POLAND — Multiple renters in a newly renovated house in the village are sparking heated debate between neighbors and the property owner.

The home at 234 Evergreen Drive has three new renters, all developmentally disabled women taken care of round the clock by guardians and caretakers. The house is in an R-1 district, which allows only single-family homeowners.

The problem, many residents said, is that the property owner gave no warning or application to the village that multiple renters would be living in the home.

The women were able to overstep the R-1 designation under the Fair Housing Act, which protects minorities, including disabled individuals, from housing prohibitions and trumps local zoning laws, according to village solicitor Anthony D’Apolito.

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