City of Baltimore - File #: 12-0018R

• File #: 12-0018R
• Version: 0
• Name: In Support of State Legislation - Senate Bill-130/House Bill 365 - Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 2/6/2012
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 2/6/2012
• Title: In Support of State Legislation - Senate Bill-130/House Bill 365 - Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations FOR the purpose of expressing support for Senate Bill-130/House Bill 365 as prepared for hearing before the Senate Judicial Proceedings and House Environmental Matters Committees; requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Committees to give the legislation a favorable report, and; urging the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to work to secure passage of Senate Bill 130/House Bill 365 should the legislation be reported favorably to the Senate and House floors.
• Sponsors: President Young, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Carl Stokes, Nick Mosby, Warren Branch, Brandon M. Scott, Rochelle Spector, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/6/2012	0	City Council	Introduced
2/6/2012	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
2/6/2012	0	City Council	Adopted

* 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 R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Young



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of State Legislation - Senate Bill-130/House Bill 365 - Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community Associations

FOR the purpose of expressing support for Senate Bill-130/House Bill 365 as prepared for hearing before the Senate Judicial Proceedings and House Environmental Matters Committees; requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Committees to give the legislation a favorable report, and; urging the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to work to secure passage of Senate Bill 130/House Bill 365 should the legislation be reported favorably to the Senate and House floors.
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Recitals

Senate Bill 130/House Bill 365 seeks to alter the definition of community association to allow for groups of residents to take action against the owners of properties in Baltimore City that are in violation of certain sections of the Baltimore City Code that significantly affect residents of the neighborhood; is injurious to public health, safety, or welfare of neighborhood residents, or; obstructs the reasonable use of other property in the neighborhood.

This legislation provides that a community association may seek injunctive and other equitable relief in the circuit court for abatement of a nuisance if it has not been abated and the code enforcement agenc...