Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-002-2024

• Reference No.: CB-002-2024
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 7/2/2024
• Introduced Date: 6/4/2024
• Public Hearing Date: 07/02/2024 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 9/9/2024
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING CODE OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of providing for a certain definition; amending the Housing Code to add email, by written consent by certain persons to the methods of service of a notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation of the Housing Code; providing that a rental license application and renewal license application shall contain written authorization for a licensee to have the option to provide written consent to service of notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation by email; providing for the Department to provide certain guidelines; providing for a certain definition; providing for certain requirements; and generally regarding a notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation of the Housing Code by email, by written consent by certain persons.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Wanika Fisher, Jolene Ivey, Ingrid S. Watson, Eric C. Olson, Wala Blegay, Krystal Oriadha, Thomas E. Dernoga, Calvin S. Hawkins, Mel Franklin
• Code sections: 13-106 - , 13-112 - , 13-1125 - , 13-182 - , 13-185 - , 28-202 - , 28-230 -
• Contact: Kathy Canning, Legislative Attorney

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/25/2024	2	County Executive	signed
7/2/2024	2	County Council	hearing held
7/2/2024	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
6/4/2024	2	County Council	introduced
5/16/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended (1)	Pass
5/16/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
3/7/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee
2/6/2024	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING CODE OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of providing for a certain definition; amending the Housing Code to add email, by written consent by certain persons to the methods of service of a notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation of the Housing Code; providing that a rental license application and renewal license application shall contain written authorization for a licensee to have the option to provide written consent to service of notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation by email; providing for the Department to provide certain guidelines; providing for a certain definition; providing for certain requirements; and generally regarding a notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation of the Housing Code by email, by written consent by certain persons.

Background

This bill is regarding the Housing Code of Prince George’s County. It amends the Housing Code to add email, by written consent of a rental license applicant or a rental renewal license applicant to the methods of service of a notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation of the Housing Code.  It provides that a rental license application and renewal license application shall contain written authorization for a licensee to have the option to provide written consent to service of notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation by email.  It defines email and requires the Department to provide guidelines for a notice of violation, civil citation, and administrative citation of the Housing Code by email, by written consent of a rental license applicant or a rental renewal license applicant.