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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmembers Henry and Clarke, Conaway, and Holton
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Foreclosure Chattels - Notice of Dispossession
FOR the purpose of extending, for certain types of foreclosed properties, the period for providing prior notice of the execution of a writ of possession; providing for a special effective date; and providing for the automatic termination of the Ordinance on a certain date.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 8B-2(b)
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 8B. Foreclosure Chattels
§ 8B-2. Notice of pending dispossession.
(b) How given.
(1) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE notice shall be:
(I) [(1)] mailed both by certified mail and by first-class mail with certificate of mailing at least 14 days before the first scheduled date of execution; and
(II) [(2)] posted on the premises at least 7 days before the first scheduled date of execution.
(2) FOR EVICTIONS THAT FOLLOW A DOCKETED FORECLOSURE AND SALE FOR NONPAYMENT OF A MORTGAGE OR DEED OF TRUST, THE NOTICE SHALL BE:
(I) MAILED BOTH BY CERTIFIED MAIL AND BY FIRST-CLASS MAIL WITH CERTIFICATE...
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