Goudreau v. City of Cleveland

The plaintiff property owners seek (a) a declaration that the defendant city’s ordinance for occupancy certificate fees is unconstitutional, and (b) an injunction against its enforcement by the defendant city officials. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and the property owners appeal. We reject the property owners’ claim that some factual issue precluded an adverse judgment and affirm the trial court’s decision.

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In their complaint, the three plaintiffs assert that they are taxpayers and that each owns and operates a multiple-family dwelling in the defendant…