Perspective
Feb. 3, 2016
Religious freedom law likely provides individual liability
In broad terms, the RLUIPA prohibits religious discrimination or imposition of "substantial burdens" on religious exercise and applies exclusively to land use regulations and prisons. By Daniel P. Bane
Most land use and real estate practitioners are aware of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, which was enacted in 2000 to correct problems with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. In broad terms, RLUIPA prohibits religious discrimination or the imposition of "substantial burdens" on religious exercise. It applies exclusively to land use regulations and prisons.
RLUIPA's land use provisions ...
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