Appeals court says Kent can enforce occupancy rules, reversing February decision

Appeals court says Kent can enforce occupancy rules, reversing February decision

- John Schmader

The Eleventh District appellate court has struck down a Portage County Common Pleas Court ruling that Kent’s zoning code is unconstitutional.

At issue was the city’s 2022 denial of a rental license for landlord Reed Havel’s property at 248 Columbus St. in Kent. Havel wished to use the six-bedroom property as his mother had: to house up to four unrelated individuals.

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