STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN SUPREME COURT
A18-1271
Court of Appeals Thissen, J.
Concurring, Anderson, J., Gildea, C.J.
Fletcher Properties, Inc., et al.,
Appellants,
vs.
City of Minneapolis, Respondent.
Filed July 29, 2020
Office of Appellate Courts
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Tamara O’Neill Moreland, Inga K. Schuchard, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellants.
Erik Nilsson, Interim Minneapolis City Attorney, Kristin R. Sarff, Tracey N. Fussy, Assistant City Attorneys, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent.
Aaron D. Van Oort, Thomas Pryor, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
Todd B. Liljenquist, Minnesota Multi Housing Association, Bloomington, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Multi Housing Association.
Seth Leventhal, Leventhal PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
John J. McDermott, National Apartment Association, Arlington, Virginia, for amicus curiae National Apartment Association.
John Cann, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Housing Justice Center.
Eric Dunn, Richmond, Virginia; and
Renee Williams, San Francisco, California, National Housing Law Project, for amicus curiae National Housing Law Project.
Philip Tegeler, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Poverty & Race Research Action Council.
Lawrence R. McDonough, Theresa M. Bevilacqua, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
Samuel Spaid, HOME Line, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae HOME Line.
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S Y L L A B U S
1. Those portions of title 7, chapter 139, of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances that prohibit an owner from refusing to rent residential property to an individual because of any requirement of a public assistance program do not violate the Minnesota Constitution’s guarantee of substantive due process. 2. Those portions of title 7, chapter 139, of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances that prohibit an owner from refusing to rent residential property to an individual because of any requirement of a public assistance program do not violate the Minnesota Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. Affirmed.
