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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 2-4 Rental payments.">
  <section prefix="§" num="2-4" heading="Rental payments.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Occupancy contingent on payment.">The issue and granting of the lease shall be subject to the payment of the rental fee prescribed therefor.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Amount.">The amount of the rental fee for the stall spaces and sections shall be established by the Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Estimates.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="How payable.">Rental shall be payable in advance, either annually, semi-annually, quarter-annually, or monthly, as may be agreed upon and with the approval of the Mayor or his authorized agent.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Penalties for nonpayment.">
      <para num="(1)">If the rental fee for the coming year, half-year, quarter-year, or month, as the case may be, is not paid within 15 days from the commencement of that year, half-year, quarter-year, or month, as the case may be:<para num="(i)">a penalty at the rate of 10% of the rental fee shall forthwith be added thereto; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">thereafter, a penalty of 10% per month for each month or portion of a month, in that quarter, shall be imposed.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The entire rental fee plus the penalty shall be due and payable before the applicant is granted any further lease or renewal thereof under &lt;cite data-path="|16"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1966, art. 16, §2(c), (h)(1st sen.), (l)</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1976/83, art. 16, §2(c), (g)(1st sen.), (i)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 56-421</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 75-783</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 81-426</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 83-1074</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
