City of Bloomington v. Chuckney

The defendant-appellant (City) brings this appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiffs-appellees (Chuckney) holding certain sections of a City ordinance void.

The issue upon appeal is whether the City, as a municipal corporation under Indiana law, had the power to enact the ordinance.

For the reasons expressed herein, we are of the opinion that the trial court was correct in its ruling that sections of the ordinance were ultra vires.

The Bloomington Common Council drafted and passed Ordinance 72-76, entitled, “An Act to Improve the Quality of Housing in the City of…