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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8C-1 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8C-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings specified.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Dwelling unit.">“Dwelling unit” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the &lt;cite data-path="|building-codes|VII"&gt;Property Maintenance Code&lt;/cite&gt; of Baltimore City.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Landlord.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Landlord” means an owner, lessor, sublessor, assignee, or agent of any other person receiving or entitled to receive rents or benefits for the use or occupancy of any dwelling unit.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Landlord” includes any person who has an option to buy or who has entered into a contract to buy any dwelling with the intent to offer the dwelling unit for rent.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" 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="|13|§8C-6"&gt;§ 8C-6 {“Penalties”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity.</para>
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    <annotation type="History">Ord.  21-037</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
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