Texas Court Denies HOA Injunction Seeking to Prevent Use of House as a Synagogue

A Texas judge has denied a request by a neighbor and the homeowners association for a temporary HOA injunction that would immediately stop the continued use of a family home in a common interest development as a synagogue.The defendants’ attorney argued that the congregation: (i) is protected under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, a federal law designed to protect religious liberties from zoning rules; (ii) fits in well in the community; and (iii) is a benefit to the community.