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Residents in Sun City West Urge Action Over Nearby Group Home; Association Says Federal Law Limits Options
Summary
At a midyear Sun City West meeting residents raised alarm about a nearby property being converted to a group home for "10 to 12 people." Association staff and legal counsel told attendees federal fair housing protections and zoning limitations limit the association's ability to stop licensed group homes.
Residents in Sun City West pressed association staff on a planned conversion of a nearby house into a group home, saying the change would harm neighborhood character and property values.
"They're in the process of putting it into a group home with 10 to 12 people living in it," a resident said during public comment, adding neighbors were "devastated" and urging the board to intervene. Multiple speakers described streets torn up for utility work and expanded water lines linked to the property.
Association leaders responded that they had researched enforcement options but lacked legal authority to bar…
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