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Ch. 333
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(b) Before summarily abating a nuisance under this section, the Secretary OR
A LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER shall:
(1) Serve an abatement order on the owner of the property where the
nuisance exists or, if the owner cannot be found, on the occupant or tenant of the
property; or
(2) If the property is unoccupied and the owner cannot be found, attach
an abatement order to the property where the nuisance exists.
(c) (1) The abatement order shall require and state:
(i) A time period within which the owner, occupant, or tenant of the
property where the nuisance exists shall abate the nuisance; and
(ii) The work and materials necessary to abate the nuisance.
(2) The time period within which to abate the nuisance may not be less
than 24 hours nor more than 5 days from the date and hour that the order is served.
(d) (1) If the owner, occupant, or tenant served with an abatement order
fails to abate or only partially abates the nuisance within the time specified in the
order, the Secretary [or a representative of the Secretary], LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER,
OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY OR LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICER shall:
(i) Enter on the property; and
(ii) At the expense of the owner, occupant, or tenant of the property,
do any work and use any materials necessary to abate the nuisance.
(2) The Secretary OR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER may not expend more
than [$500] $5,000 to abate the nuisance.
(e) If, within 60 days after the Secretary OR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER has
completed an abatement under this section, the owner, occupant, or tenant does not
pay to the Secretary OR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER the cost of the abatement, the
Secretary OR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER shall file suit against the owner, occupant, or
tenant in the District Court for the county where the nuisance was abated.
(f) A person may not:
(1) Interfere with the Secretary [or a representative of the Secretary],
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE SECRETARY OR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER summarily abating a nuisance under
this section; or
(2) Refuse to allow the Secretary [or a representative of the Secretary],
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE SECRETARY OR LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER to enter on any property for the
purpose of summarily abating a nuisance under this section.
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