My Sister's Place v. City of Burlington

My Sister’s Place, a nonprofit Vermont corporation, rented the second floor of a downtown Burlington building in June, 1975, with the intention of opening a women’s center. Prior to extending its month-to-month lease to a six-month arrangement, agents of My Sister’s Place met with Burlington deputy fire warden Lt. John Vincent, to discuss the renovations necessary to bring the premises into compliance with the relevant fire code. The Burlington City Code entrusts fire wardens with the duty of enforcing those codes.

At that meeting, plaintiff’s agents informed defendant Vincent that they…