Legal Opinion
Ames Rental Property Ass'n v. City of Ames
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 27, 2007No. 05-0463PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
In an effort to stem the flow of students into residential areas, Ames, the home of Iowa State University, passed a zoning ordinance which only permits single-family dwellings in certain areas of the city. For purposes of the ordinance, a “family” is any number of related persons or no more than three unrelated persons. A landlord association brought a declaratory judgment against the City claiming the ordinance violates the equal protection clauses of the United States Constitution and the Iowa Constitution. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Ames because…
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