Baltimore City Council
File #: 07-0640    Version: 0 Name: Sanitary Maintenance - Responsibility
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 4/16/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 5/1/2007
Enactment #: 07-423
Title: Sanitary Maintenance - Responsibility FOR the purpose of specifying certain situations in which owners are primarily responsible for exterior sanitary maintenance; generally relating to the allocation of responsibility for sanitary maintenance between tenants and owners; and providing for a special effective date.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Sanitary Maintenance
Attachments: 1. 07-0640 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. 07-0640 - 3rd Reader.pdf
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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Housing and Community Development)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Sanitary Maintenance - Responsibility

FOR the purpose of specifying certain situations in which owners are primarily responsible for exterior sanitary maintenance; generally relating to the allocation of responsibility for sanitary maintenance between tenants and owners; and providing for a special effective date.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Building, Fire, and Related Codes
Section(s) 2-103 (IBC § 113.21.2) and 7-102 (IPMC § 307.2)
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 113 Violations


113.21.2 Secondary liability for sanitary maintenance. If, after a notice, order, or citation, a tenant fails to correct a violation of Property Maintenance Code § 304 {"Exterior sanitary maintenance - General"} or § 305 {"Exterior sanitary maintenance - Trash, garbage, and debris"} for which occupants are responsible under Property Maintenance Code § 30...

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