Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 6-843
Terms Used In Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 6-843
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) The annual fee for an affected property is $30.
(3) (i) Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, on or before December 31, 2000, the annual fee for a rental dwelling unit built after 1949 that is not an affected property is $5. After December 31, 2000, there is no annual fee for a rental dwelling unit built after 1949 that is not an affected property.
(ii) The owner of a rental dwelling unit built after 1949 that is not an affected property may not be required to pay the fee provided under this paragraph if the owner certifies to the Department that the rental dwelling unit is lead free pursuant to § 6-804 of this subtitle.
(iii) An owner of a rental dwelling unit who submits a report to the Department that the rental dwelling unit is lead free pursuant to § 6-804 of this subtitle shall include a $10 processing fee with the report.
(b) The fees imposed under this section do not apply to any rental dwelling unit:
(1) Built after 1978; or
(2) Owned and operated by a unit of federal, State, or local government, or any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation.
(c) The fee imposed under this section shall be paid on or before December 31, 1995, or the date of registration of the affected property under Part III of this subtitle and on or before December 31 of each year thereafter or according to a schedule established by the Department by regulation.
(d) An owner who fails to pay the fee imposed under this section is liable for a civil penalty of up to triple the amount of each registration fee unpaid that, together with all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney’s fees, shall be collected in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.