City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0505

• File #: 06-0505
• Version: 0
• Name: Vacant Building Receiver - Sales at Public Auction
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 8/14/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Vacant Building Receiver - Sales at Public Auction FOR the purpose of authorizing a receiver appointed to sell certain vacant property to follow a certain procedure at the request of the local neighborhood association; conforming certain language; and generally relating to vacant building receivers.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Young, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Paula Johnson Branch, Helen L. Holton, Keiffer Mitchell, Belinda Conaway, Kenneth Harris, Rochelle Spector, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Building, Public Auction, Sale, Vacant

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/22/2007	0	The City Council	Reassigned
8/17/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
8/17/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
8/17/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
8/14/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
8/14/2006	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 Clarke

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Vacant Building Receiver - Sales at Public Auction

FOR the purpose of authorizing a receiver appointed to sell certain vacant property to follow a certain procedure at the request of the local neighborhood association; conforming certain language; and generally relating to vacant building receivers.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Building, Fire, and Related Codes
Section(s) 2-103 (BC § 121.10)
Baltimore City Revised 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 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. Administration

Section 121 Vacant Building Receiver

121.10 Powers of receiver appointed to sell. A receiver appointed to sell a vacant building, in addition to all necessary and customary powers, [has authority to] MAY:

a. sell the property [to the high bidder] at public auction, following the same presale notice provisions that apply to a foreclosure, TO THE HIGHEST QUALIFIED BIDDER, [or]



b. sell the property privately for fai...