City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0584

• File #: 07-0584
• Version: 0
• Name: Tenant's Right of First Refusal - Application to Ground Rents
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 2/12/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/16/2007
• Title: Tenant's Right of First Refusal - Application to Ground Rents FOR the purpose of extending the provisions governing a tenant's right of first refusal to apply to the proposed transfer of a reversionary (ground rent) interest; deleting certain exemptions as applicable to both rental properties and leaseholds subject to a reversionary interest; providing for certain civil relief and penalties; correcting, conforming, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to tenants' rights of first refusal.
• Sponsors: James B. Kraft, President Young, Robert Curran, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Keiffer Mitchell, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway, Paula Johnson Branch, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Kenneth Harris, Agnes Welch
• Indexes: Ground Rent, Right of First Refusal, Tenant

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/16/2007	0	City Council	Withdrawn
4/16/2007	0	City Council	Withdrawn
3/26/2007	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
2/15/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/15/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/15/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/12/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
2/12/2007	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 Kraft

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Tenant's Right of First Refusal - Application to Ground Rents

FOR the purpose of extending the provisions governing a tenant's right of first refusal to apply to the proposed transfer of a reversionary (ground rent) interest; deleting certain exemptions as applicable to both rental properties and leaseholds subject to a reversionary interest; providing for certain civil relief and penalties; correcting, conforming, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to tenants' rights of first refusal.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4(a)(1), 6-7, 6-8, and 6-9(a) and (b)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 6-4(f)
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 6. Tenant's Right of First Refusal


§ 6-1. Statement of public policy and purpose.

It is the intent and purpose of this [law] SUBTITLE that before THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF title to any single-family residential rental property [is voluntarily transferred] OR OF TITLE TO ANY REVERSIONARY (...