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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Curran
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Vacant Lot Registration - Repeal of Registration Fee
FOR the purpose of abolishing the registration fee imposed for registration of vacant lots.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 11-2
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing
Article 13 - Housing and Urban Renewal
Section(s) 11-4
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 11. Registration of Vacant Lots
ยง 11-2. Registration required.
(a) Owner to register annually.
By September 1 of each year, the owner of a vacant lot that is assessed for $100 or more must file a registration statement with the Commissioner on a form to be provided by the Commissioner.
[(b) Registration fee.
(1) The annual registration fee is $25 for each vacant lot, with a maximum fee of $5,000 for all lots titled to the same owner of record.
(2) This fee must be paid at the time of registration.]
(B) [(c)] Purchaser to register on acquisition.
A new owner of a vacant lot must[,] FILE THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT at the time of acquisition[:
(1) file a registration sta...
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