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City councilor David Sullivan, who drafted the controversial ordinance, said he thought the judge's comments as he left the court were an indication no restraining order or injunction would be granted, and Steven Rosenfeld, the attorney for city developers, said Skinner's final words "did not make me happy...
...Rosenfeld said the law, by restricting the sale of property for certain purposes. represents a "prohibition on sale, as well as use and enjoyment, which is something no court has ever upheld...
...seeking an injunction to maintain the status quo." Rosenfeld said, adding that if enactment of the amendments was temporarily enjoined, "not a single tenant will be evicted." Rosenfeld added, "the right to dispose of property is a fundamental constitutional right," and said property owners would suffer "irreparable damage" from enforcement of the amendments...
Skinner said he was "not impressed" with the argument that the ordinance represented an "unlawful taking" of land without compensation, but added he was at least somewhat saved by Rosenfeld's contention that the ordinance, by allowing tenants who lived in their apartments in 1979 when it took effect, to buy them as condos, might violate equal protection provisions of the Constitution...
...Rosenfeld '81, co-chairman of the drive, said yesterday he was pleased with the number of students registered and added that he was surprised to learn how much the community depends on blood from Harvard. "The local hospitals plan their surgeries around the blood drive to insure adequate supplies for their operations," he said...