Wellington Lacks Jurisdiction Over ‘Sober Houses’

Good overview of the regulatory issues surrounding sober houses by the Town Crier. This is how they handle the issue in Wellington. Click title for link. This is what their attorney says about the legal landscape.

The answer, Village Attorney Laurie Cohen said, is not much — at least not without additional state or federal legislation.
“The law says that persons who are in recovery have a disability,” she said. “They have the right to use and enjoy a property. We are not permitted, by federal law, to enact laws that intentionally discriminate against people in recovery or have the effect of discriminating against people in recovery.”
Cohen said that Wellington is doing its best to regulate the sober houses while avoiding lawsuits for discrimination.