Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-080-2023

• Reference No.: CB-080-2023
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/7/2023
• Introduced Date: 10/10/2023
• Public Hearing Date: 11/07/2023 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 1/22/2024
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRY PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a Vacant Property Registry Program applying to unmaintained vacant residential, commercial, and industrial dwellings and buildings located in the County; providing for certain definitions; providing for the applicability of the provisions of this Division; providing for the designation of unmaintained vacant dwellings and buildings; providing for certain inspections of certain dwellings and buildings; providing for a certain fine; providing for certain exemptions; providing for a right to appeal; providing for an annual report; and generally regarding vacant dwellings and buildings.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Krystal Oriadha, Wala Blegay, Sydney J. Harrison, Ingrid S. Watson, Jolene Ivey, Thomas E. Dernoga, Wanika Fisher, Eric C. Olson, Calvin S. Hawkins, Mel Franklin
• Contact: Kathy Canning

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/6/2023	2	County Executive	Unsigned
11/7/2023	2	County Council	public hearing held
11/7/2023	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/10/2023	2	County Council	introduced
10/5/2023	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended (1)	Pass
10/5/2023	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
9/6/2023	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRY PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a Vacant Property Registry Program applying to unmaintained vacant residential, commercial, and industrial dwellings and buildings located in the County; providing for certain definitions; providing for the applicability of the provisions of this Division; providing for the designation of unmaintained vacant dwellings and buildings; providing for certain inspections of certain dwellings and buildings; providing for a certain fine; providing for certain exemptions; providing for a right to appeal; providing for an annual report; and generally regarding vacant dwellings and buildings.

Background

This bill creates the Vacant Property Registry Program that applies to unmaintained vacant residential, commercial, and industrial dwellings and buildings located in the County. It provides for these dwellings and buildings to be placed on an unmaintained vacant dwellings and buildings registry list with a fine of $1,000 for the designation. There are exemptions and a right to appeal. There is an annual reporting requirement.