In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated. “Dwelling” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City <cite data-path="|building-codes|II">Building Code</cite>. “Dwelling” includes any dwelling unit or rooming unit. “Dwelling unit” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City <cite data-path="|building-codes|II">Building Code</cite>. “Rooming unit” has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City <cite data-path="|building-codes|VII">Property Maintenance Code</cite>. City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §105(f) Ord. 99-548 Ord. 02-475 Ord. 07-552 Ord. 13-093 Ord. 15-426 Ord. 15-427

This subtitle applies only to dwellings and does not in any way modify or affect the authority of the Commissioner of Health to enter and inspect any building, structure, or premises other than a dwelling. City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §105(e) Ord. 99-548

The Commissioner may: enforce all provisions of the Baltimore City <cite data-path="|building-codes|VII">Property Maintenance Code</cite>; and issue violation notices and orders under that Code to:abate, remove, or otherwise deal with nuisances and emergencies affecting the public health; and maintain and augment public health programs, such as rodent control, lead paint poisoning prevention, environmental sanitation, and housing hygiene. City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §104(1st cl.) Ord. 99-548 Ord. 02-475 Ord. 13-093

Whenever the Commissioner has reason to believe that a nuisance exists in any dwelling, the Commissioner has the same authority to enter and inspect that dwelling as does the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development. The entry and inspection of a dwelling must comply with the requirements of <cite data-path="|health|§2-107">§ 2-107 {“Right of entry”} of this article</cite>. City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §105(a) Ord. 99-548

In this section, “related law” has the meaning stated in § 104.6.2 {“Authority to seek warrant”} of the Baltimore City <cite data-path="|building-codes|II">Building Code</cite>. No inspector who gains entrance to a dwelling for the purpose of investigating a nuisance may obtain or furnish evidence of, or testify to, any offense other than:a violation of <cite data-path="|health">this article</cite> or of any related law; a felony; or a misdemeanor involving an act of violence that is committed in the inspector’s presence. City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §105(d)(1st sen.) Ord. 99-548 Ord. 02-475 Ord. 13-093