Wolinsky v. Kadison

Wolinsky (plaintiff), a single mother living in Ambassador House (defendant), contracted to sell her unit and buy a different unit in the same complex, but the condominium association exercised its reserved right of first refusal to block the purchase. Wolinsky alleged the association exercised that right solely because she was a single mother, violating a city ordinance barring denial of the right to purchase a condo based on sex or marital status; the lower court dismissed her complaint for failure to state a claim.

Whether a right of first refusal exercised solely because a would-be purchaser is a single mother and her children is reasonable.