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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: President Rawlings-Blake
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 1020 - Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2007
FOR the purpose of supporting this legislation that would require an applicant for a contractor license to meet a specified accreditation or training requirement under specified circumstances, require a licensee applying for a license renewal to submit to the Maryland Home Improvement Commission proof of compliance with specified lead training requirements, and prohibiting a licensee from violating specified lead paint abatement accreditation requirements; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Environmental Matters Committee and the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the 2007 Maryland General Assembly to support passage of the legislation; and petitioning the Governor to sign the measure into law.
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This legislation would require that owners of affected rental properties who failed to perform required lead-risk reduction pay for relocation expenses up to $2,500 to relocate tenants to lead certified housing. In addition, this legislation create a system for the penalization of non-compliant owners while also providing first month's rent, security deposit, and moving expenses that are often needed by tenants in order for them to relocate from hazardous rental housing. In addit...
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