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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 189
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(4) If an owner of residential property OR IMPROVED RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY loses an appeal under Paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the owner
shall comply with the terms of the order within 14 days of the final appeal decision.
85-6.
A. If an owner of [residential] property affected by an order under § 85-3 of
this chapter does not comply with the terms of the order within the time periods
provided under § 85-5 of this chapter, immediately thereafter the County
Commissioners or their designee may direct the appropriate department:
(1) To cut or pay for the cutting of the grass, noxious weeds, vegetable
growth, briars, brush or plants covered by the order; or
(2) To remove or pay for the removal of the other conditions or
accumulations covered by the order.
B. The owner of [residential] property AFFECTED BY AN ORDER UNDER §
85-3 OF THIS CHAPTER is responsible for any costs incurred by the department under
Subsection A of this section.
C. (1) If the county pays for or takes care of the cutting or removal under
Subsection A of this section, the county shall send the owner of the [residential]
property a bill for the actual cost for the cutting or removal.
(2) If the owner of the [residential] property does not pay for the cost of
the cutting or removal under Paragraph (1) of this subsection within 60 days of
receiving the bill:
(a) The cost of the cutting or removal shall constitute a lien on the
property; and
(b) The County Treasurer shall charge the owner of the
[residential] property with the cost of the cutting or removal, plus interest at the rate
of 10 percent per year from the date of the cutting or removal, on the next regular
property tax bill sent to the owner.
(3) The owner of the [residential] property shall pay the charges under
Paragraph (2) of this subsection at the same time required for payment of property
taxes in the county.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
construed only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect
on or application to any action for a public nuisance in Charles County before the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2000.
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Approved April 25, 2000.
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