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Property Law Keyed to Singer
Neuman v. Grandview at Emerald Hills, Inc
Facts
The Neuman’s live in the GrandView Condominium Complex during the winter months which comprises of 442 members. There is an auditorium the members can reserve for social gatherings. There was a rule that religious meetings where fine as long as 80% of the participants at the meeting where members of the complex. In January several member reserved the hall from 8:30a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on sat mornings for a party that was actually religious services. 40 members attended. Upon realizing the religious services were being held, several members complained to the point it was causing much havoc and tension between the members. The board held a vote where 70 percent of the members voted to have no religious services held in the auditorium. The board then unanimously voted to amend the rule completely prohibiting the holding of religious services in the auditorium.
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