Section 54                             

(1990 Replacement Volume, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

The Charter of Baltimore City

Article II - General Powers

The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall have full power and authority to
exercise all of the powers heretofore or hereafter granted to it by the Constitution of
Maryland or by any Public General or Public Local Laws of the State of Maryland; and in
particular, without limitation upon the foregoing, shall have power by ordinance, or such
other method as may be provided for in its Charter, subject to the provisions of said

Constitution and Public General Laws:

[(53)                                                             

(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 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
mail, return receipt requested at the last known address of the nonresident owner; or if
the above method cannot be accomplished, then by publication 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 made 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.]

[(54)                                                                                                                                                                                                

(a)     Where real property in the City of Baltimore is owned by a nonresident of the
State, and the nonresident owner has received notice of violation of the City's building of
housing codes and the violation is not corrected within the time required, the City of
Baltimore may apply to any equity court in Baltimore for the appointment of a receiver.

(b)     Proper notice to nonresident owners shall consist of notice sent by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the nonresident owner; or, if
the above method cannot be accomplished, then by publication once a week for a period
of three consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of substantial circulation published in

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 467

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