The court date for a group home for the mentally ill slated to open at 7 Lynne Road has been postponed for a second time.

On June 28, a civil court judge ruled that no one is to occupy the home except for Acushnet-based builder Jeff White, who owns the home, and his immediate family until the case could be heard on July 19. That hearing was pushed to August 8 and then to August 24.

The Beaver Meadows Homeowners' Association, which covers cul-de-sacs Lynne Road and Bachant Way in Swifts Beach, sought court action because White did not get the association's permission before renovating the home. Members say the addition he put on the house broke the neighborhood's covenants.

The Plymouth County Superior Court ruling granted the association a temporary restraining order against White.

White has been renovating the home since purchasing it this spring. He plans to lease it to Rhode Island-based Fellowship Health Resources, Inc. Fellowship officials say they plan to open a six-bed "therapeutic respite program" for patients with mental illnesses and disorders. Patients will live at the home for anywhere from a week to 30 days.

Neighbors have steadfastly opposed the group home since learning about it in the spring, saying they are concerned for their safety and expressing frustration that no one notified them about the home sooner.

The home's garage was converted into additional living space. Three bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom were added on to what was previously a three-bedroom ranch.

Homeowners' association member Sean Murphy said he was told in July the court date needed to be postponed in order to provide White’s new legal representation an adequate amount of time to be briefed on the issue. Murphy said that same reason was given for the second postponement.

The group home was scheduled to open on July 1.