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VETOES

House Bill No, 235 - Baltimore City -
Landlord and Tenant

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City — Landlord and Tenant

FOR the purpose of providing that a court order revesting in
the lessor possession of leased residential premises in
Baltimore City shall provide for the storage of
tenant's personal property, in the absence of the
tenant or one claiming under him, in certain storage
facilities, at the expense of the tenant; providing for
a time limit within which the stored personal property
must be claimed by the tenant or one claiming under
him; providing for the removal of the goods by the
Department of Public Works of Baltimore City; providing
that , except when otherwise agreed in writing by the
tenant or person claiming or holding by or under the
tenant, if the stored personal property is not claimed
within the time limit it may be sold to cover the costs
of transportation and other charges; and clarifying
language-
May 29, 1978

Honorable John Hanson Briscoe

Speaker of the House of Delegates

State House

Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Dear Mr, Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill 235.

This bill provides that, in Baltimore City, a court
order to revest in the lessor possession of leased
residential premises contain a provision for storage of the
tenant's personal property if the tenant has not agreed
that, in the event of a repossession order, the tenant
either will remove the possessions or be deemed to have
abandoned them.

The bill seeks to prevent instances in which, pursuant
to a repossession order, a tenant's possessions are placed
on the street and, in his absence, stolen. To accomplish
this purpose the bill specifies that, if the tenant is
absent at the time the order is enforced and if there is no
agreement, as outlined above, the constable must place the
possessions of the tenant at the nearest available
designated public storage facility. The Baltimore City