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“The affluent white suburb of Denver called Greenwood Village does not like poor people with mental illness staying in hotels in their fair little village, so they have passed this ordinance to keep people with mental illness out of their hotels,” says attorney David Lane in an announcement of the suit. “This is a violation of the Constitution and the Americans With Disabilities Act and we will fight it in federal court.
Also plaintiffs in the suit are the Zarrin Hospitality Group, the Motel 6 franchisee that Bharucha's husband runs, and the Community Economic Defense Project, a Denver-based group of lawyers that works with families that have been evicted or face eviction.Greenwood Village requires the 29-day limit"for reasons of health, safety and welfare,” according to the ordinance, which is the only one of its kind in Colorado.
She used written contracts, including leases that outlined community policies for CCH guests to follow. According to the lawsuit, she"squarely" met the exception of the ordinance,In March 2020, John Jackson, the Greenwood Village city manager, sent Bharucha a letter warning that she was violating the ordinance because her motel isn't a medical facility, according to the lawsuit.
But an 18th Judicial District Court judge determined that Greenwood Village couldn't criminally charge Bharucha or force her to give up records. According to Alderman, households need sixty days"to stabilize and get enough resources to obtain housing." Motels are"much more effective and compassionate than forcing people to sleep outside, in cars, or in large congregate shelters where families might be separated," she adds.
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