Lawyers for petitioner Illuminate Education Inc. wrote that an appellate court's recent interpretation of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and the Customer Records Act could lead to "perverse consequences.

The justices turned away appeals by property owners of lower court rulings that found the city's price and eviction controls do not violate what is known as the "takings clause" of the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment, which bars the government from taking property without compensating owners.

The Supreme Court decided not to take on a case that could have major implications for affordable housing this week. However, Justice Neil Gorsuch broke with the larger opinion and would have ruled on rent stabilization rules in New York.