Marfil v. City of New Braunfels

  1. July 17, 2023

    5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Short-Term Rental Ban Suit

    The Texas city of New Braunfels pushed the full Fifth Circuit to reconsider its revival of a suit challenging the city's 2011 short-term rentals ban, arguing that the decision contradicted the court's previous rulings.

  2. February 17, 2023

    5th Circ. Urged To Revive Suit Over Short-Term Rental Ban

    A group of New Braunfels, Texas, property owners argued a lower court wrongly tossed their constitutional due process and equal protection claims before their suit could enter discovery, urging the Fifth Circuit to revive their challenge to the city's ban on short-term rentals.

  3. January 27, 2023

    Texas City Defends Short-Term Rental Rule To 5th Circ.

    New Braunfels, Texas, has every right to ban short-term rentals in certain residential districts, the city told the Fifth Circuit in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of homeowners.

  4. December 21, 2022

    Libertarian Groups Back Short-Term Rentals At 5th Circ.

    Two libertarian organizations are urging the Fifth Circuit to revive a suit from Texas homeowners opposing a local prohibition on short-term rentals that was dismissed in a lower court, saying the homeowners did not get to present evidence for their claims that the ordinance was unconstitutional.