City of Baltimore - File #: 22-0250

• File #: 22-0250
• Version: 0
• Name: The Councilmember Mary Pat Clarke Opportunity to Purchase Act
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/27/2022
• In control: Baltimore City Council
• Final action: 10/16/2023
• Enactment #: 23-275
• Title: The Councilmember Mary Pat Clarke Opportunity to Purchase Act For the purpose of repealing City Code, Article 13, Subtitle 6 {“Tenant’s Right of First Refusal”} as obsolete and replacing it with a subtitle establishing a tenant’s opportunity to purchase certain rental facilities; defining certain terms; establishing certain exemptions from the subtitle; providing for certain rules of interpretation; authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt rules and regulations to carry out the subtitle; requiring that a landlord provide a notice of offer of sale to certain persons on deciding to sell a rental facility; establishing certain procedures for landlords and tenants in instances where a party submits a statement of interest to purchase a rental facility; allowing for the landlord to require certain earnest money deposits; permitting the assignment of certain rights; prohibiting a waiver of certain rights absent agreed-on consideration; requ...
• Sponsors: Odette Ramos, John T. Bullock, Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, Phylicia Porter, Mark Conway, Antonio Glover, Robert Stokes, Sr., James Torrence, Sharon Green Middleton
• Indexes: Opportunity, Purchasing

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/30/2023	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
8/21/2023	0	Baltimore City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
7/17/2023	0	Baltimore City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
7/17/2023	0	Economic and Community Development	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
7/11/2023	0	Economic and Community Development	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
6/26/2023	0	Economic and Community Development	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/30/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals
6/30/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Planning
6/30/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
6/30/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
6/30/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
6/30/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Housing Authority of Baltimore City
6/30/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement
6/27/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
6/27/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Ramos


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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The Councilmember Mary Pat Clarke Opportunity to Purchase Act
For the purpose of repealing City Code, Article 13, Subtitle 6 {“Tenant’s Right of First Refusal”} as obsolete and replacing it with a subtitle establishing a tenant’s opportunity to purchase certain rental facilities; defining certain terms; establishing certain exemptions from the subtitle; providing for certain rules of interpretation; authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt rules and regulations to carry out the subtitle; requiring that a landlord provide a notice of offer of sale to certain persons on deciding to sell a rental facility; establishing certain procedures for landlords and tenants in instances where a party submits a statement of interest to purchase a rental facility; allowing for the landlord to require certain earnest money deposits; permitting the assignment of certain rights; prohibiting a waiver of certain rights absent agreed-on consideration; requiring certain disclosures if a rental facility is transferred to a party other than a tenant; requiring certain reports; providing for certain penalties; and generally relating to providing tenants with the opportunity to purchase certain rental facilities.
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By repealin...