Moore v. City of Detroit

Defendants appeal as of right from an order of mandamus, directing the City of Detroit and Creighton Lederer, in his capacity as director of the Department of Building Safety and Engineering for the City of Detroit, to implement Ordinance No. 556-H, enacted by the Detroit City Council on July 27, 1983, and entitled the Nuisance Abatement Ordinance. Following a review of the trial court record and briefs on appeal as well as applicable statutory, municipal and appellate case law, we affirm.

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Introduction

This case concerns the validity of an ordinance enacted by the Detroit City Council in July…