PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 455

NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT SHALL AUTHORIZE OR PERMIT THE USE OF
MILITARY FORCE BY THE NATIONAL GUARD OF A STATE AT ANY PLACE OUTSIDE
THAT STATE IN ANY EMERGENCY FOR WHICH THE PRESIDENT IS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW TO CALL INTO FEDERAL SERVICE THE MILITIA, OR FOR ANY PURPOSE FOR
WHICH THE USE OF THE ARMY OR THE AIR FORCE WOULD IN THE ABSENCE OF
EXPRESS STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION BE PROHIBITED UNDER SECTION 1385 OF
TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 455
(House Bill 421)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community
Associations - Enforcement Authority

FOR the purpose of allowing certain community associations to bring certain actions in
the circuit court against qualifying nuisances, including based on certain code
violations; limiting the application of this Act to a specified region; requiring certain
notices; requiring the filing of a bond for certain purposes; providing for the
evidentiary use of certain notices; requiring that a proceeding under this Act be
expedited in certain manners; providing that a political subdivision of the State or
any agency of a political subdivision may not be subject to certain actions; providing
for and limiting the construction of this Act; defining certain terms; and generally
relating to the right of community associations to seek judicial abatement of certain
nuisances.

BY adding to

Article - Real Property

Section 14-123

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1988 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

Article - Real Property

14-123.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

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