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Originally posted by zntke711
What if they own their house? Or does everyone rent? I know alot of chapters own their house. My chapter does.
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Municipalities can and do regulate what tracts of land can be used for. Through zoning, they regulate what kinds of buildings can be built and what kinds of uses they can be put to if they are built. Many towns and cities have regulations that certain kinds of multiple-occupant dwellings can be used only if the occupying group fulfills certain obligations, and many say that fraternities can occupy houses only if they are recognized by a national organization, the school, or both.
As far as I can tell, this is true whether they own or rent. The fraternity can own a building and still not be able legally to use it as a fraternity house.