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Mr. Rick added that the VAMHA intends to make the Fauquier County case a test of such restrictive zoning ordinances, and is ready to appeal any unfavorable rulings as far as the United States Supreme Court.
Sam Falwell, president of the VAMHA, said in a telephone interview with The Fauquier Democrat that his organization is prepared to spend up to $100,000 to finance the case. He cited discrimination as the reason the VAMHA decided to back Mr. Faircloth in his suit.
But, when questioned, he admitted that a court decision overturning the ordinance could mean a 2 to 3 percent increase in sales of mobile homes in the Commonwealth.
According to industry experts, the sales of mobile homes in Virginia and across the nation are slumping, with sales figures flat for most of the period since 1980.
Mr. Falwell said that a ruling favorable to the VAMHA, which would nullify Fauquier’s ordinance, will not be a magic stimulus for the industry, but would permit “substantial” growth over time.
The reaction of local government officials to the pending suit was unanimous: support of Fauquier’s ordinance and disapproval of mobile homes as permanent housing.
“My major complaint is not against the people who live in them,” Mr. McCarthy emphasized. “It is the
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