Legal Opinion
James Benjamin v. John Stemple
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 12, 2019No. 18-1736PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Most cities in America regulate vacant properties and the risks to the public health and safety that come with them. Saginaw is no different. Located in eastern Michigan, the city requires owners of vacant property to register their property with the city. The registration form says that owners must permit the city to enter their property if it "becomes dangerous as defined by the City of Saginaw Dangerous Building Ordinance." R. 9-4 at 1. Several owners of vacant property refused to register. Claiming they had no obligation to consent to unconstitutional searches of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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