Altman v. City of Lansing

Plaintiffs appeal as of right a May 15, 1981, lower court order granting defendants’ motions for summary and accelerated judgment. In its opinion of the same date, the lower court held that plaintiffs did not have standing to maintain their taxpayers’ suit and that their claims for equitable relief were barred by the doctrine of laches. Plaintiffs also appeal the lower court’s cancellation of their notice of lis pendens.

According to plaintiffs’ April 22, 1981, complaint, defendant EJS Housing Partnership (hereinafter EJS) was selected by the defendant City of Lansing as the developer for a…