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<baltimore-city-law heading="Regulation .02 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="A.">In &lt;cite data-path="13.02.01"&gt;this chapter&lt;/cite&gt;, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="B.">Terms Defined.<para num="(1)">“Accessible surface” means a surface that a child can mouth or chew.</para>
      <para num="(2)">“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department or the Commissioner’s designee.</para>
      <para num="(3)">“Department” means the Baltimore City Health Department.</para>
      <para num="(4)">“Deteriorated surface” means an interior or exterior surface with the presence of chipping, peeling, or flaking paint.</para>
      <para num="(5)">“Elevated blood lead level (EBL)” has the meaning stated in MD Environment Art. §6-801(f).</para>
      <para num="(6)">“Encapsulant coating” means a liquid that forms a covering over lead-based paint.</para>
      <para num="(7)">“Enclose” means the installation of a solid, durable material that is approved by the Department over a lead hazard.</para>
      <para num="(8)">“Environmental investigation” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="Code of Maryland Regulations" data-path="|26.16"&gt;COMAR 26.16&lt;/cite&gt;.8.03(B)(12).</para>
      <para num="(9)">“Friction surface” has the meaning stated in COMAR 26.16.08.03(B)(15).</para>
      <para num="(10)">“Ground cover” means a substance used to cover bare soil, including:<para num="(a)">Grass;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Mulch;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Plants; or</para>
        <para num="(d)">Cement.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(11)">“Impact surface” has the meaning stated in COMAR 26.16.08.03(B)(17).</para>
      <para num="(12)">“Lead dust clearance test” means a test conducted in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="13.02.01"&gt;this chapter&lt;/cite&gt; intended to confirm that concentration of lead dust is within the limit prescribed by applicable law.</para>
      <para num="(13)">“Lead free” has the meaning stated in MD Environment Art. §6-801(l).</para>
      <para num="(14)">“Lead hazard” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-doc="Code of Maryland Regulations" data-path="26.16.08.03"&gt;COMAR 26.16.08.03(B)(19)&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(15)">“Lead-safe housing” has the meaning stated in MD Environment Art. §6-801(m).</para>
      <para num="(16)">“Multi-family dwelling” means a building or part of a building that contains more than two dwelling units.</para>
      <para num="(17)">“Occupant” means an individual:<para num="(a)">Living or sleeping in a building; or</para>
        <para num="(b)">That has possession of a space within a building.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(18)">“Operator” means a person who has charge, care, or control of all or a portion of a property.</para>
      <para num="(19)">“Owner” has the meaning stated in MD Environment Art., §6-801(o).</para>
      <para num="(20)">“Primary residence” means a residential property where a child or pregnant woman with an elevated blood lead level resides.</para>
      <para num="(21)">“Reference level” has the meaning stated in MD Environment Art., § 6-801(q).</para>
      <para num="(22)">“Relocation expenses” means the cost of moving a tenant to lead-safe housing, including:<para num="(a)">Transportation expenses;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Rent or per diem cost of temporary lead-safe housing;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Meal expenses, if the temporary lead-safe housing does not contain meal preparation facilities; and</para>
        <para num="(d)">Cost of moving, hauling, or storing furniture and other personal belongings.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(23)">“Retaliation” means to take an adverse action against an individual, including the initiation of eviction proceedings or alteration of the terms of an individual’s tenancy, in response to a notice or order issued by the Commissioner pursuant to &lt;cite data-path="13.02.01"&gt;this chapter&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(24)">“Secondary property” means a structure occupied for 10 or more hours a week by a child or pregnant woman that is the subject of an elevated blood level report in the 12 months preceding an elevated blood level report to the Department.</para>
      <para num="(25)">“Secondary source” means a lead exposure risk that is not derived from a painted surface or structural component of a property, including:<para num="(a)">Water;</para>
        <para num="(b)">Toys, jewelry, or ceramic food ware;</para>
        <para num="(c)">Cosmetics;</para>
        <para num="(d)">Traditional medicine or herbal remedies;</para>
        <para num="(e)">Food;</para>
        <para num="(f)">Art supplies;</para>
        <para num="(g)">Antique furniture or furnishings;</para>
        <para num="(h)">Candles or incense;</para>
        <para num="(i)">Burned material; or</para>
        <para num="(j)">A source of lead identified by the XRF analyzer or lab analysis.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(26)">“Tenant” means a person who has the lawful right of possession of all or part of a property.</para>
      <para num="(27)">“Violation notice” means a document issued by the Commissioner that contains:<para num="(a)">A statement noting the presence of a lead hazard; and</para>
        <para num="(b)">The information required by these regulations.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(28)">“Window well” means the space that provides exterior access or light to a window that is below ground level.</para>
      <para num="(29)">“XRF analyzer” means a portable instrument that determines lead concentration using the principles of x-ray fluorescence.</para>
    </para>
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</baltimore-city-law>
