# § 21-5 Acquisition of property.

Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 21-5 Acquisition of property.

Balt., Md., Pub. Local Laws § 21-5 (2026)

For the purposes of this subheading, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may acquire private or public property and property rights for controlled-access facilities and service roads, including rights of access, air, view, and light, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation in the same manner as the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore is now or hereafter may be authorized by law to acquire such properly or property rights in connection with highways and streets within Baltimore City.  All property rights and interests acquired under the provisions of this subheading shall be in fee simple except where the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may deem other interests sufficient.

In connection with the acquisition of property or property rights for any controlled-access facility or portion thereof, or service road in connection therewith, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore may acquire an entire lot, block, or tract of land, if, by so doing, the interest of the public will be best served, even though said entire lot, block or tract is not immediately needed for the right-of-way proper.