Bonner v. City of Brighton

The Bonners (plaintiffs) owned two houses and a garage in the City of Brighton (defendant). A city official found the structures in disrepair and, under an ordinance presuming repairs unreasonable (and the structures a public nuisance) when repair costs would exceed 100% of the structure's value, ordered them demolished 'without option on the part of the owner to repair.' The city council affirmed. The Bonners sued, arguing the ordinance violated due process. The trial court granted them partial summary judgment, and the city appealed.

Whether a municipal ordinance that does not bear a reasonable relationship to a permissible legislative objective comports with due process.