City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0040

• File #: 08-0040
• Version: 0
• Name: Property Owner Registry
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 2/4/2008
• In control: City Council
• Title: Property Owner Registry FOR the purpose of requiring the City to maintain and keep current a central registry of property owners; requiring purchasers at certain sales to notify the City of the purchase; and imposing certain penalties.
• Sponsors: Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, President Young, Warren Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger, Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Belinda Conaway, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Property Owner Registry

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/7/2008	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
2/7/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/7/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/7/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/4/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
2/4/2008	0	City Council	Assigned

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 Curran

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Property Owner Registry

FOR the purpose of requiring the City to maintain and keep current a central registry of property owners; requiring purchasers at certain sales to notify the City of the purchase; and imposing certain penalties.
Body
BY authority of
Article VII - Executive Departments
Section(s) 40(c)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

BY adding
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 5-1 to 5-3, to be under the new subtitle
"Subtitle 5. Registry of Property Owners"
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 28. Taxes

SUBTITLE 5. REGISTRY OF PROPERTY OWNERS

§ 5-1. REGISTRY REQUIRED.

(A) IN GENERAL.

(1) THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL MAINTAIN A CENTRAL REGISTRY OF THE OWNERS OF ALL PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY.



(2) THIS REGISTRY MAY BE INTEGRATED WITH OR MAINTAINED SEPARATELY FROM THE OTHER PROPERTY RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER CITY CHARTER ARTICLE VII, § 40 {"DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: IDENTIFICATION OF REAL PROPERTY"}.

(B) USE.

THE CENTRAL REGISTRY SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL RECORD TO BE USED BY ALL MUNICIPAL AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY THE OWNER OF A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY IN ...