Town of Bel Air, MD Article IV Enforcement

§ 301-7 Local enforcement.

It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Town of Bel Air to enforce the provisions of this code.

§ 301-8 Local waiver.

A. The Department may waive applicability of this code, in whole or part, to a unit of rental housing on application of the property owner if:

(1) Adequate notice in a form and manner specified by the Town is afforded a tenant of the unit;

(2) The tenant is afforded an opportunity to comment on the application either in writing or in person; and

(3) The waiver would not threaten the health or safety of a tenant.

B. A waiver may be granted by the code official and shall continue in full force and effect beyond the term of the lease of the current tenant. Any prospective tenant shall be notified, upon application for a lease for this unit of rental housing, that this unit has been granted a waiver from a provision(s) of this code and that his/her occupancy will be subject to that waiver. The prospective tenant shall have the right to request the Town to review the waiver. The Town reserves the right to review the waiver at any time.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).

C. The Department may waive applicability of this code if the waiver is granted on the basis of the religious practices of the occupant of the unit of rental housing.

§ 301-9 Departmental authority.

The Director of the Department or designee shall decide questions of interpretation of this code.

§ 301-10 Displacement.

A person may not be displaced by enforcement of this code unless alternate housing of comparable affordability is available within the county, except where there is an imminent threat to health and safety due to unsafe conditions.

§ 301-11 Effect on state laws. [1]

Enforcement and waiver application are not intended to supersede any state laws.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).