ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                          H.B. 1087

Section 1-203(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1999 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Corporations and Associations
Section 1-203(b)(8) and 1-203.3
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Real Property
Section 3-102(a) and 8-110
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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

Article 4 - Baltimore City

21-17.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) "Abandoned property" means:

(i) an unoccupied structure or vacant lot on which taxes are in
arrears for at least 2 years;

(ii) a building:

1.       that is unoccupied by owner or tenant;

2.       that is unfit for habitation;

3.       that has deteriorated to the point where:

A.      the building is structurally unsound; or

B.      the cost of rehabilitation significantly exceeds the post
rehabilitation market value; and

4.       regarding which the owner has been issued a violation
notice from the City requiring the owner to:

A.      rehabilitate the building to conform to minimum code
habitability requirements; or

B.      demolish the building for health and safety reasons;
(iii) a vacant lot on which a building has been demolished: or

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