Most states don't license or regulate sober living homes, which operate as affordable housing under fair housing laws. Residents with substance use disorder are a protected class, so local governments and HOAs can't shut them down.
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Most states have zero requirements around licensing or certification. So there's like no barrier. Barrier to entry. Not only that, you're protected because you're not doing any kind of licensed services, you're not doing treatment, you're not doing anything like that. So you're protected by fair housing laws because you're just providing affordable housing. And they are protected class. So if they. If they are in recovery, it's been considered a mental health disorder. Now, substance use disorder, it's a true disease, and it's a chronic disease. You're never over it. You're always in recovery once you're addicted to something like that. And so whether it's opioids or methamphetamines or alcohol, it's all treated as substance use disorder. And the county, the city HOAs can't even come and shut you down.