As far as the legality of sober living homes they have a good bit of protection at the federal level from local government discrimination since people in recovery from addiction are a protected class, however some cities and counties have occupancy laws and certain codes that conflict with the sober home model and oftentimes the neighbors are not keen on having one next to them.

Interesting point about bailouts and government support.

These were for a jewish people that were governed in a Theocratic system where this was the funding mechanism.

There are two aspects to the government “crackdown”.

Are there any on-line government sources of truth for any particular city's future infrastructure/expansion/city planning plans or any private company tracking these initiatives? 

Next month we have one of the local city councilman speaking about the intersection of local governance and real estate. 

Get more people working in sectors where we need them and provide incentive to do so. 

It's easier to break these up into two sectors to help simplify the breakdown process. 

Find an Ohio lawyer to not only defend you on the government charges but to go after the contractor.How much real estate experience do you have?

Go straight to the governing city and county, call and get it straight from the horses mouth.