City of Baltimore - File #: 16-0705

• File #: 16-0705
• Version: 0
• Name: Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Liability and Lien for Expenses
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 7/18/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/29/2016
• Enactment #: 16-524
• Title: Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Liability and Lien for Expenses For the purpose of providing that the provisions governing liability and liens for and collection of expenditures incurred by the Building Official in connection with enforcement of the Building Code apply also to expenditures incurred by State departments, agencies, units, and entities in connection with that enforcement.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Building, Fire and Related Codes, Expenses, Liability, Liens

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/12/2016	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
8/15/2016	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
8/15/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
8/8/2016	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
7/21/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
7/21/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
7/19/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
7/18/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
7/18/2016	0	City Council	Assigned
7/18/2016	0	City Council	Introduced

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Baltimore Housing)

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Liability and Lien for Expenses
For the purpose of providing that the provisions governing liability and liens for and collection of expenditures incurred by the Building Official in connection with enforcement of the Building Code apply also to expenditures incurred by State departments, agencies, units, and entities in connection with that enforcement.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Building, Fire, and Related Codes
Section 2-104 (BC § 118)
Baltimore City Revised Code
(2015 Edition)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Revised Code

Article - Building, Fire, and Related Codes

Part II. International Building Code

§ 2-103. City modifications.

The additions, deletions, amendments, and other modifications adopted by the City are as follows:

Chapter 1. Scope and Administration

Section 118 Liability for Expenses and Collection of Debts and Liens

118.1 Scope. This § 118 applies to all cases where:

1. the Building Official enforces any provision of this Code, including but not limited to:


a. the elimination of any safety, health, or fire hazard,

b. the elimination of any nuisance, blight, or insanitary condition,

c. the removal of any abandoned or illegally constructed structure or other
object, or

d. the taking of any corrective action in emergencies or otherwise, and

2. in connection with those efforts, the Building Official or any department, agency, unit, or body corporate and politic of this State, including the Maryland Stadium Authority:

a. furnishes or causes to be furnished any labor, supervision, equipment, ...