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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

WHICH AGREEMENT SHALL STATE THAT THE PERSON SO SELECTED
BY THE OWNER SHALL DO THE WORK REQUIRED BY SECTION 18.103
OF THIS CODE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLUMBING CODE OF
HOWARD COUNTY, AND ALSO AN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY SUCH OWNER
AGREEING THAT UPON SUCH WORK BEING DONE BY THE PERSON SO
SELECTED BY SUCH OWNER, AND THE EXPENSE SO AGREED UPON
BEING PAID BY THE COUNTY, THAT SUCH OWNER WILL REPAY THE
AMOUNT OF SUCH EXPENSE, IN [[FIVE]] FIFTEEN EQUAL ANNUAL
INSTALLMENTS, WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF SIX (6)
PERCENT PER ANNUM ON THE UNPAID BALANCE ON EACH
INSTALLMENT FROM THE TIME SUCH WORK IS DONE UNTIL PAID,
AND THAT SUCH INSTALLMENTS RESPECTIVELY AND INTEREST
THEREON SHALL BE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY OF SUCH OWNERS,
AND SHALL BE ADDED TO THE TAX BILLS ON SUCH PROPERTY FOR
SUCH YEARS AND COLLECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE TAXES
ON THE PROPERTY.

(B) THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OWNER AND THE
PERSON TO DO SUCH WORK SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY WORK BEYOND
THE WORK NECESSARILY REQUIRED TO BE DONE BY THE NOTICE,
AND THE COUNTY SHALL BE SATISFIED WITH THE PRICE AND WORK
DESCRIPTION AGREED UPON BY SUCH OWNER AND THE PERSON SO
SELECTED BY HIM, IF IT IS REASONABLE, AND THAT THERE IS
NO COLLUSION BETWEEN THE OWNER AND SUCH PERSON TO MAKE AN
EXCESSIVE CHARGE.

3. PROCEDURE WHEN OWNER DOES NOT COMPLY
WITH CONDITIONS FOR SELECTING PERSON TO MAKE CONNECTION.

[[UNLESS ALL OF THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN
THE PRECEDING SECTION ARE COMPLIED WITH THE COUNTY SHALL
PROCEED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE, AS HEREIN PROVIDED, BY
CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE WITH THE PARTY OR PARTIES SELECTED
BY HIM; BUT UPON SUCH CONDITIONS BEING COMPLIED WITH THE
COUNTY SHALL EMPLOY THE PERSON SO SELECTED BY THE OWNER
ON THE TERMS SO AGREED ON, AND ON COMPLETION OF SUCH
WORK, IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY SECTION 18.103 OF THIS
CODE, BY SUCH PERSON, THE COUNTY SHALL PAY HIM THE AGREED
PRICE AND SHALL CAUSE THE AMOUNT SO PAID TO BE ENTERED IN
THE BOOK PROVIDED AND KEPT FOR THE PURPOSE IN THE OFFICE
OF FINANCE OF THE COUNTY, AND NO NOTICE SHALL BE
NECESSARY IN SUCH CASES TO THE OWNER, AND THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE SHALL PROCEED TO ADD A ONE-FIFTEENTH INSTALLMENT
THEREOF TO THE TAX BILLS AND COLLECT THE SAME, AS
HEREINABOVE DIRECTED.]]

UNLESS ALL OTHER CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE
PRECEDING ARE COMPLIED WITH THE COUNTY SHALL PROCEED TO
HAVE THE WORK DONE AS HEREIN PROVIDED BY CONTRACT OR
OTHERWISE WITH THE PERSON OR PERSONS SELECTED BY THE
COUNTY UPON SUCH CONDITIONS AS THE COUNTY SHALL
STIPULATE. AND ON COMPLETION OF SUCH WORK, IN THE MANNER
REQUIRED BY THE HOWARD COUNTY PLUMBING CODE, BY SUCH
PERSON. THE COUNTY SHALL PAY SUCH PERSON THE AGREED PRICE

AND SHALL CAUSE THE AMOUNT SO PAID TO BE ENTERED IN THE