H.B. 1087                                               VETOES

(iv) any building in a block of row houses where the block:

1.       as a whole contains 70% abandoned property as defined
under subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii) of this paragraph; and

2.       is determined by the City to require a whole-block remedy,
provided that any tenant or owner-occupant has been offered assistance in
accordance with subsection (1) of this section.

(3) "Distressed property" means a parcel of real property that is subject
to a tax lien or liens with a lien or liens to value ratio equal to or greater than 15%, as
determined by the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community
Development, and that:

(i) contains a dwelling unit or other structure that:

1.       has deteriorated to the extent that the dwelling unit or
other structure constitutes a serious and growing menace to the public health, safety,
and welfare; and

2.       is subject, under the building code of Baltimore City or the
housing code of Baltimore City, to an expired violation notice and order to correct the
deteriorated conditions; or

(ii) is subject to a lien or liens in an amount greater than $1000 for
work done by the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community
Development.

Article - Corporations and Associations

1-203.

(a)     In addition to any organization and capitalization fee required under §
1-204 of this article, the Department shall collect the following fees:

(b)     (8) For processing each of the following documents on an expedited basis,
the additional fee is as indicated:

Recording any document, including financing statements...................................... $50

Certificate of status of a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, or limited liability company, or a name reservation.............$20

A copy of any document recorded or filed with the Department, or a corporate
abstract.........................................................................................................................$20

Application for a ground rent redemption OR A GROUND RENT EXTINGUISHMENT, or
payment of a redemption OR EXTINGUISHMENT amount to the former owner of the
ground rent .................................................................................................................$50

1-203.3.

(a) There is a continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the
State Finance and Procurement Article.

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