Bunte v. City of Lansing

Plaintiff filed a class-action suit against the City of Lansing on August 6, 1982. The circuit court granted accelerated judgment to the defendant City of Lansing because the circuit court lacked jurisdiction. Plaintiff appeals to this Court as of right.

Plaintiff owns residential properties in the City of Lansing. In 1982 he was sent a series of notices and citations for violations of the city’s uniform housing code. The citations stated that plaintiff had seven days in which to correct the violations. If he failed to do so, the city would hire a contractor to correct the violations. The…