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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .02 General Provisions.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="General Provisions.">
    <para num="A.">The Hearing shall be presided over by the Director of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (“the Commissioner”) or the Commissioner’s designee.</para>
    <para num="B.">Any person who is entitled to notice pursuant to City Code &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|13"&gt;Article 13&lt;/cite&gt;, §§ &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|13|§5-15"&gt;5-15&lt;/cite&gt; through &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Code" data-path="|13|§5-18"&gt;5-18&lt;/cite&gt; and chooses to exercise their right to be heard shall be known as the “Respondent” or “Respondents”.</para>
    <para num="C.">Respondents may appear and be heard in person and may present, under oath, evidence relevant and material to the matter under consideration.</para>
    <para num="D.">Respondents may be represented by an attorney who is a member in good standing of Maryland State Bar.</para>
    <para num="E.">A corporation may be represented by an officer or agent of the corporation or an attorney who is a member in good standing of the Maryland State Bar.</para>
    <para num="F.">Records of proceedings.<para num="(1)">A record of all proceedings shall be made by electronic recording device.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Typewritten copies of the proceedings may be ordered by the Respondent(s) and/or the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development for a fee.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The party requesting the transcription is responsible for payment of the fee.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="G.">The Housing Commissioner may designate an attorney from the Code Enforcement Legal Section of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development to present evidence and testimony to support revoking the Multi-Family Dwelling License.</para>
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