City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0626

• File #: 07-0626
• Version: 0
• Name: Water and Sewer Charges - Residential Property - Limitations on Lien Foreclosure
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 3/26/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Water and Sewer Charges - Residential Property - Limitations on Lien Foreclosure FOR the purpose of precluding the City from foreclosing on residential property solely to satisfy a lien imposed for either or both water service charges or sewer service charges; conforming, clarifying, and correcting certain language; and generally relating to the assessment and collection of charges for water and sewer services.
• Sponsors: President Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Keiffer Mitchell, Edward Reisinger, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake
• Indexes: Charge , Residential, Sewer, Water

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/29/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/29/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/29/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/26/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
3/26/2007	0	City Council	Assigned
3/26/2007	0	Taxation and Finance Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

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 Young

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Water and Sewer Charges - Residential Property - Limitations on Lien Foreclosure

FOR the purpose of precluding the City from foreclosing on residential property solely to satisfy a lien imposed for either or both water service charges or sewer service charges; conforming, clarifying, and correcting certain language; and generally relating to the assessment and collection of charges for water and sewer services.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 24 - Water
Section(s) 1-2(c) and 2-1(a)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 24 - Water
Section(s) 4-5
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 25 - Sewers
Section(s) 13-9(a), 13-10, and 13-11
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 24. Water


Subtitle 1. Director of Public Works

§ 1-2. Rates and charges.

(c) Collections.

[The said] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE, THESE rates and charges shall be collected by the [Bureau of Collections] DIRECTOR OF FINANCE [and accounted for] as in the case of taxes and other revenues [collected by said Bureau] OWED TO THE CITY.

Subt...