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The NYSPA Report: Recovery and the Federal Fair Housing Act

By: Jeffrey Borenstein, MD NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA) Morritt Hock & Hamroff, LLP
October 1st, 2017
disability rights, Fair Housing Act, housing discrimination, mental health recovery, reasonable accommodation, substance use recovery, supportive housing access, zoning laws
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