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2280 LAWS OF MARYLAND [Ch. 675
Article II — General Powers
Section(51) to be under the new subtitle "Nonresident
Owners —Notification of Violation and Appointment
of Receiver"
Charter of Baltimore City
(1964 Revision with amendments to July 1, 1973)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section (51) [[to be under the new
subtitle]] "Nonresident Owners — Notification of
Violation and Appointment of Receiver" be and it is
hereby added to Article II — General Powers, of the
Charter of Baltimore City (1964 Revision with amendments
to July 1, 1973) to read as follows:
Article II — General Powers
(51) NONRESIDENT OWNERS - NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION AND
APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER,
(A) WHERE A PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF
BALTIMORE, AND SUCH PROPERTY IS OWNED BY A NONRESIDENT OF
THE STATE, AND THE NONRESIDENT OWNER HAS RECEIVED NOTICE
OF VIOLATIONS OF [[ANY STATUTE, ORDINANCE, OR LOCAL LAW,
CIVIL OR CRIMINAL]] THE CITY'S BUILDING OR HOUSING CODES,
AND SUCH VIOLATION IS NOT CORRECTED WITHIN THE TIME
REQUIRED, THE CITY OF BALTIMORE IS AUTHORIZED TO APPLY TO
THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BALTIMORE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A
RECEIVER.
(B) PROPER NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT OWNERS SHALL
CONSIST OF NOTICE SENT BY CERTIFIED HAIL, RETURN RECEIPT
REQUESTED AT THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF THE NONRESIDENT
OWNER; OR IF THE ABOVE METHOD CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED,
THEN BY PUBLICATION [[IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER]] ONCE A
WEEK FOR A PERIOD OF THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN A DAILY
NEWSPAPER OF SUBSTANTIAL CIRCULATION PUBLISHED IN
BALTIMORE OF A NOTICE, CITING THE NATURE OF THE VIOLATION
AND STATING THAT IN THE EVENT THE NOTICE IS NOT COMPLIED
WITH WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD FOR CORRECTION, THE CITY OF
BALTIMORE MAY APPLY TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BALTIMORE
CITY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER.
(C) THE RECEIVER APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
(A) SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THE VIOLATIONS,
CONTINUING MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPERTY, COLLECTING ANY
RENTS OR OTHER INCOME FROM THE PROPERTY AND SHALL APPLY
THE RENT OR OTHER INCOME TO ALL EXPENDITURES HADE FOR
THESE PURPOSES AND ANY EXPENDITURES SO MADE BEYOND THE
RENTALS OR OTHER INCOME DERIVED FROM THE PROPERTY SHALL
BE A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE II
(19) OF THIS CHARTER.
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