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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-1 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Dwelling unit.">“Dwelling unit” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the &lt;cite data-path="|codes|VII"&gt;Property Maintenance Code&lt;/cite&gt; of Baltimore City.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Housing Commissioner; Commissioner.">“Housing Commissioner” or “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development or the Commissioner’s designee.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Multiple-family dwelling.">“Multiple-family dwelling” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the &lt;cite data-path="|codes|VII"&gt;Property Maintenance Code&lt;/cite&gt; of Baltimore City.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Non-owner-occupied dwelling unit.">“Non-owner-occupied dwelling unit” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-path="|13|§4-1"&gt;§ 4-1 of this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Person.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Person” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-107|(a)"&gt;§ 1-107(a) {“Person: In general”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the City Code’s &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Qualified inclusion of governmental entities.">Notwithstanding &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-107|(b)"&gt;§ 1-107(b) {“Person: Exclusion”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, in this subtitle “person” also includes, except as used in &lt;cite data-path="|general|5|2|5-21"&gt;§ 5-21 {“Penalties”}&lt;/cite&gt; of this subtitle, a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Priority dwelling.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Priority dwelling” means a rental dwelling:<para num="(i)">with 20 or more dwelling units or rooming units; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">to which 2 or more of the following criteria applied in the preceding calendar year:<para num="A.">the rental dwelling was issued a violation notice under the Building, Fire, and Related Codes article relating to interior conditions that remained unabated for more than 90 days;</para>
          <para num="B.">the rental dwelling was issued four or more violation notices under the Building, Fire, and Related Codes article relating to interior conditions; and</para>
          <para num="C.">the number of recorded 311 calls related to health and habitability for a rental dwelling , which may not include requests to summon law enforcement or emergency services as prohibited under § 14-126 of the State Real Property Article, divided by the total number of dwelling and rooming units in that rental dwelling, exceeds the applicable minimum value in the table below; and

                  &lt;table&gt;
                    &lt;thead&gt;
                      &lt;tr&gt;
                        &lt;th&gt;Total Number of Units&lt;/th&gt;
                        &lt;th&gt;Minimum Value&lt;/th&gt;
                      &lt;/tr&gt;
                    &lt;/thead&gt;
                    &lt;tbody&gt;
                      &lt;tr&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;20 - 35&lt;/td&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;0.8&lt;/td&gt;
                      &lt;/tr&gt;
                      &lt;tr&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;36 - 50&lt;/td&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;0.7&lt;/td&gt;
                      &lt;/tr&gt;
                      &lt;tr&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;51 - 75&lt;/td&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;0.6&lt;/td&gt;
                      &lt;/tr&gt;
                      &lt;tr&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;76 - 100&lt;/td&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;0.5&lt;/td&gt;
                      &lt;/tr&gt;
                      &lt;tr&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;101 - 125&lt;/td&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;0.4&lt;/td&gt;
                      &lt;/tr&gt;
                      &lt;tr&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;126 - 150&lt;/td&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;0.3&lt;/td&gt;
                      &lt;/tr&gt;
                      &lt;tr&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;151+&lt;/td&gt;
                        &lt;td&gt;0.2&lt;/td&gt;
                      &lt;/tr&gt;
                    &lt;/tbody&gt;
                  &lt;/table&gt;
                </para>
          <para num="D.">the rental dwelling’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection score for either of the 2 most recent NSPIRE inspections was less than or equal to 79.</para>
        </para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exceptions.">This definition does not include any rental dwellings owned and operated by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Priority inspection.">“Priority inspection” means:<para num="(1)">the physical inspection of a priority dwelling conducted by an inspector employed by the Department of Housing and Community Development; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">the inspector’s written evaluation of the rental dwelling’s compliance with the City’s health and safety standards specified in the rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner under this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(i)" heading="Rental dwelling.">“Rental dwelling” means:<para num="(1)">any multiple-family dwelling;</para>
      <para num="(2)">any rooming house;</para>
      <para num="(3)">any supportive housing facility; and</para>
      <para num="(4)">any non-owner-occupied dwelling unit in a 1- or 2-family dwelling that is leased or rented or offered or available for lease or rental in exchange for any form of consideration.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(j)" heading="Rooming house.">“Rooming house” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the &lt;cite data-path="|codes|VII"&gt;Property Maintenance Code&lt;/cite&gt; of Baltimore City.</para>
    <para num="(k)" heading="Rooming unit.">“Rooming unit” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the &lt;cite data-path="|codes|VII"&gt;Property Maintenance Code&lt;/cite&gt; of Baltimore City.</para>
    <para num="(l)" heading="Supportive housing facility.">“Supportive housing facility” has the meaning stated in § 202.2.56 of the Baltimore City &lt;cite data-path="|codes|II"&gt;Building Code&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 02-475</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 10-342</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-130</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 24-298</annotation>
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    <annotation type="History" />
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  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
