City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0656

• File #: 07-0656
• Version: 0
• Name: Foreclosures for Municipal Liens - Limitation for Residences
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 4/23/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Foreclosures for Municipal Liens - Limitation for Residences FOR the purpose of precluding the City from foreclosing on certain residential property under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the enforcement of municipal liens.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, Rochelle Spector, President Young, Keiffer Mitchell, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Foreclosure, Municipal Liens, Residences

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/26/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/26/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/26/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/23/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
4/23/2007	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
Foreclosures for Municipal Liens - Limitation for Residences

FOR the purpose of precluding the City from foreclosing on certain residential property under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the enforcement of municipal liens.
Body
BY adding
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 8-1.5
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 28. Taxes

Subtitle 8. Tax Sales

§ 8-1.5. FORECLOSURE LIMITATIONS ON RESIDENCES.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CODE TO THE CONTRARY, THE CITY MAY NOT INSTITUTE A FORECLOSURE OF ANY MUNICIPAL LIEN ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IF:

(1) THE OUTSTANDING LIENS ON THE PROPERTY DO NOT INCLUDE A LIEN FOR UNPAID PROPERTY TAXES; AND

(2) THE PROPERTY IS NOT A VACANT STRUCTURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF BUILDING CODE § 115.4.


SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.

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