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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-303 Enforcement of Maintenance Code.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-303" heading="Enforcement of Maintenance Code.">
    <text>The Commissioner may:</text>
    <para num="(1)">enforce all provisions of the Baltimore City &lt;cite data-path="|building-codes|VII"&gt;Property Maintenance Code&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
    <para num="(2)">issue violation notices and orders under that Code to:<para num="(i)">abate, remove, or otherwise deal with nuisances and emergencies affecting the public health; and</para>
      <para num="(ii)">maintain and augment public health programs, such as rodent control, lead paint poisoning prevention, environmental sanitation, and housing hygiene.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §104(1st cl.)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 02-475</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-093</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
