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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor H.B. 1374
(i) Documentation satisfactory to the Department of the lease and
the notice given to the landlord; and
(ii) Payment of a $20 fee, and any expediting fee required under §
1-203 of the Corporations and Associations Article.
(3) (i) On receipt of the items stated in paragraph (2) of this
subsection, the Department shall post notice on its website that application has been
made to redeem or extinguish the ground rent.
(ii) The notice shall remain posted for at least 90 days.
(4) [No] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (5) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
NO earlier than 90 days after the application has been posted as provided in
paragraph (3) of this subsection, a tenant seeking to redeem a ground rent shall
provide to the Department:
(i) Payment of the redemption amount and up to 3 years' back rent
to the extent required under this section and § 8-111.1 of this subtitle, in a form
satisfactory to the Department; and
(ii) An affidavit made by the tenant, in the form adopted by the
Department, certifying that:
1. The tenant has not received a bill for ground rent due or
other communication from the landlord regarding the ground rent during the 3 years
immediately before the filing of the documentation required for the issuance of a
redemption certificate under this subsection; or
2. The last payment for ground rent was made to the
landlord identified in the affidavit and sent to the same address where the notice
required under subsection (b) of this section was sent.
(5) No earlier than 90 days after the application has been posted as
provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a tenant seeking to extinguish an
irredeemable ground rent OR TO REDEEM A REDEEMABLE GROUND RENT ON
ABANDONED OR DISTRESSED PROPERTY THAT WAS ACQUIRED OR IS BEING
ACQUIRED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE THROUGH
CONDEMNATION shall provide to the Department:
(i) Payment of up to 3 years' back rent to the extent required under
this section and § 8-111.1 of this subtitle, in a form satisfactory to the Department;
and
(ii) An affidavit made by the Director of the Office of Property
Acquisition and Relocation in the Baltimore City Department of Housing and
Community Development certifying that:
1. The property is abandoned property, as defined in §
21-17(a)(2) of the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City, or distressed property, as
defined in § 21-17(a)(3) of the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City;
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