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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8A-5 Disposition of abandoned property.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8A-5" heading="Disposition of abandoned property.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Required methods.">The landlord shall dispose of abandoned eviction chattels by:<para num="(1)">transporting them to a licensed landfill or solid waste facility;</para>
      <para num="(2)">donating them to charity; or</para>
      <para num="(3)">some other legal means.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Discount at City landfill or solid waste facility.">
      <para num="(1)">A landlord who disposes of eviction chattels at a City-owned or operated landfill or solid waste facility may be charged no more than the same fees charged to the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC).</para>
      <para num="(2)">To be eligible for HABC rates, the landlord or landlord’s agent must present at the facility at the time of disposal:<para num="(i)">a copy of the warrant of restitution issued for the leased dwelling; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">proof that the leased dwelling is registered or licensed under City Code &lt;cite data-path="|13"&gt;Article 13&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 4 {“Registration of Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings, etc.”} or Subtitle 5 {“Licensing of Rental Dwellings”}.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">Subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;City General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, the Department of Public Works may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this subsection.</para>
      <para num="(4)">A person may not make any false or misleading representation in connection with the fee rate authorized by this subsection.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-496</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-130</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Text Conformed 02/19/21</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed subsection (b)(1) to refer expressly to the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
  </section>
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