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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: President Young
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Rooming Houses - Registration Fee
FOR the purpose of reinstating an inadvertently repealed license fee for rooming houses and reconstituting it as a registration fee; deleting certain surplus language; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the registration of non-owner-occupied dwellings, rooming houses, and vacant structures.
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BY renaming
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Subtitle 4. Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings; Vacant Structures
to be
Subtitle 4. Registration of Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings,
Rooming Houses, and Vacant Structures
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY renaming
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Subtitle 5. Multiple-Family Dwellings and Rooming Houses
to be
Subtitle 5. Licensing of Multiple-Family Dwellings and Rooming Houses
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY adding
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 4-1(f-1) and (f-2) and 4-8(a-1)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 4-2, 4-5, 4-8(d)(1), and 4-11(b)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-14(e)(1)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 13. Housing and Urban Renewal
Subtitle 4. REGISTRATION OF Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings[;],
ROOMING HOUSES, AND Vacant Structures
§ 4-1. Definitions.
(F-1) ROOMING HOUSE.
"ROOMING HOUSE" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 202.2 OF THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE OF BALTIMORE CITY.
(F-2) ROOMING UNIT.
"ROOMING UNIT" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 202.2 OF THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE OF BALTIMORE CITY.
§ 4-2. Scope.
This subtitle applies to:
(1) every non-owner-occupied dwelling unit, whether or not it is occupied, fit for human habitation, or revenue producing;
(2) every vacant structure, whether it is a residential structure, a non-residential structure, or other; AND
(3) EVERY ROOMING HOUSE.
§ 4-5. Registration required.
(a) In general.
(1) The owner of any non owner occupied dwelling unit OR OF ANY ROOMING HOUSE must file an annual registration statement for that unit OR THAT ROOMING HOUSE with the Commissioner.
(2) The owner of any vacant structure must file an annual registration statement for that structure with the Commissioner.
(b) New owner [of non owner occupied dwelling].
(1) A new owner of a non owner occupied dwelling unit OR OF A ROOMING HOUSE must file the registration statement within 10 days of acquiring title to the unit OR ROOMING HOUSE.
(2) If the previous owner had registered the unit OR ROOMING HOUSE and paid the applicable registration fee for the current registration period, the new owner need not pay any registration fee for that registration period.
(c) Newly vacant structure.
The owner of a vacant structure, whether or not previously registered as a non-owner-occupied dwelling unit OR AS A ROOMING HOUSE, must file a new registration statement and pay the fee applicable to vacant structures, within 10 days of the property's becoming a vacant structure.
§ 4-8. Registration fees.
(A-1) ROOMING HOUSES.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, AN ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE MUST BE PAID FOR ROOMING HOUSES AT THE RATE OF $25 PER ROOMING UNIT.
(d) Exceptions.
No fee is charged for:
(1) any dwelling unit, ROOMING HOUSE, or vacant structure that is owned by a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity;
. . . .
§ 4-11. Interest and late fees.
(b) Unpaid sum a personal debt and lien.
(1) All registration fees, interest, and late fees provided for in this section are a personal debt owed by the owner of the [dwelling unit] PROPERTY.
(2) These fees and interest:
(i) are a lien ON THE PROPERTY in favor of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore [on the dwelling unit]; and
(ii) may be collected or enforced the same as any other debts or liens due to or in favor of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.
Subtitle 5. LICENSING OF Multiple-Family Dwellings and Rooming Houses
§ 5-1. Definitions.
(f) Rooming house.
[(1)] "Rooming house" has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Property Maintenance Code of Baltimore City.
[(2) "Rooming house" includes a hotel, motel, or boarding house.]
Article 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Subtitle 40. Environmental Control Board
§ 40 14. Violations to which subtitle applies.
(e) Provisions and penalties enumerated.
(1) Article 13. Housing and Urban Renewal
Subtitle 4. REGISTRATION OF Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings[;],
ROOMING HOUSES, AND Vacant Structures
Non-owner-occupied dwellings $100
ROOMING HOUSES $100
Vacant structures $500
Subtitle 5. LICENSING OF Multiple-Family Dwellings and
Rooming Houses $500
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That within 90 days of the effective date of this Ordinance, the owners of rooming houses shall register them under Article 13, Subtitle 4, as amended by this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.
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