City of Baltimore - File #: 24-0490

• File #: 24-0490
• Version: 0
• Name: Residential Property Wholesalers - The Do Not Call Act
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 2/12/2024
• In control: Economic and Community Development
• Title: Residential Property Wholesalers - The Do Not Call Act For the purpose of requiring a person to obtain a license to act as a residential property wholesaler; defining certain terms; providing for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a residential property wholesaler license under certain circumstances; providing for judicial and appellate review of an administrative decision related to a residential property wholesaler license; imposing certain penalties; establishing protections to homeowners from certain solicitations; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of residential property wholesalers.
• Sponsors: James Torrence, John T. Bullock, Mark Conway, Odette Ramos, Antonio Glover, Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey
• Indexes: Property, Regulation, Residential, Wholesale

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/15/2024	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
2/15/2024	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Housing Authority of Baltimore City
2/15/2024	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement
2/15/2024	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
2/15/2024	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
2/12/2024	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
2/12/2024	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 Torrence


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Residential Property Wholesalers - The Do Not Call Act
For the purpose of requiring a person to obtain a license to act as a residential property wholesaler; defining certain terms; providing for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a residential property wholesaler license under certain circumstances; providing for judicial and appellate review of an administrative decision related to a residential property wholesaler license; imposing certain penalties; establishing protections to homeowners from certain solicitations; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of residential property wholesalers.
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By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City council, and Municipal Agencies
Section 40-14(e)(2)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 2 - Consumer Protections
Section 13-1(a)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By adding
Article 2 - Consumer Protections
Section 13-1(f) and 13-7
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By adding
Article 15 - Licensing and Regulation
Sections 49-1 through 49-21, to be under the new subtitle designation,
“Subtitle 49. Residential Property Wholesalers”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be i...