MOORES v. GREENSBORO MINIMUM HOUSING

No. COA08-1557.

679 S.E.2d 480 (2009)

Robert N. MOORES, Petitioner, v. GREENSBORO MINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS COMMISSION and City of Greensboro, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen, LLP, by Norman B. Smith, Greensboro, for Petitioner.

Greensboro City Attorney's Office, by Becky Jo Peterson-Buie, Greensboro, for Respondents.


WYNN, Judge.

"[T]he governing body of the city is ... authorized to adopt and enforce ordinances relating to dwellings within the city's territorial jurisdiction that are unfit for human habitation."1 In this appeal, Respondents Greensboro Minimum Housing Standards Commission ("the Housing Commission") and City of Greensboro argue the Superior Court erred by ruling that the Housing Commission is not the "governing body" authorized to order...

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