Perhaps further emboldened by the Supreme Court’s reception in the Arizona S.B. 1070 arguments yesterday, the Dallas suburb is asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for an en banc rehearing on its “occupancy license” housing ordinance, reports NBC-DFW. The Fifth Circuit ruled in March that the ordinance was unconstitutional.

The housing ordinance also criminalized making false statements on an occupancy license application, occupying rental housing with a license, and knowingly permitting a person to occupy a rental unit without a valid license.

We’re guessing that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will follow the Eleventh Circuit’s lead, and delay further action on the case until the Supreme Court decides on the constitutionality of Arizona S.B. 1070. The Supreme Court will probably release that decision at the end of its term in June.

Related Resources:

  • Texas ‘Occupancy License’ Housing Ordinance is Unconstitutional (FindLaw’s Fifth Circuit Blog)
  • Lien on Me? Not Without a Sworn Affidavit (FindLaw’s Fifth Circuit Blog)
  • Yes, Virginia, There is Judicial Review (FindLaw’s Fifth Circuit Blog)
  • Arizona v. U.S. (FindLaw’s CaseLaw)

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