Gates Co. v. Housing Appeals Board

More often than not, before the court can intelligently approach a controversy for what it actually is, it is necessary to determine what it is not. This is such a case.

First, there is nothing in the Columbus Housing Code from which an inference may be drawn that the failure of any building to conform to its requirements constitutes an imminent threat to the health, safety, morals or welfare of the public generally. It is relevant in this connection to note that the Code permits, among other things, one complete set of bathroom facilities to serve as many as ten unrelated persons residing…