Board approves Love Over Crisis conditional use permit despite objections over religious policy
Shelly Mays-Couch’s Love Over Crisis received a conditional use permit from the Charlotte County Board of Supervisors despite one supervisor’s objection after Mays-Couch said her Christian organization follows biblical principles and would not rent to non-Christians.
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The Charlotte County Board of Supervisors approved a conditional use permit for Love Over Crisis on Sept. 12, voting 6–1 after a public hearing in which the owner said the program follows Christian principles and may decline housing to people who do not share those beliefs.
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