Lea Augustin v. City of Philadelphia

HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a group of landlords who object to the system of liens used by the City of Philadelphia to collect unpaid gas bills. The District Court certified a class and held that the City had violated the landlords' rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The City filed this appeal, arguing that its procedures for collecting gas debts are constitutional. We agree with the City, so we will reverse the District Court's summary judgment in favor of the landlords.

I

Before evaluating the City's various arguments on appeal, we begin by…