Subtitle 8
Rent Increases

Editor's Notes

Ordinance 20-364 {“Baltimore City COVID-19 Rent Increase Protection Act”} added the §§8-4 and 8-7 and amended §§8-5 and 8-6. That Ordinance was enacted on May 18, 2020, with the following effective dates

Per Section 4. “That City Code Article 13, § 8-4 {“Rent increases barred – during states of emergency”}, as enacted by this Ordinance, is effective retroactively from March 5, 2020.”

Per Section 5. “That, notwithstanding Section 4 of this Ordinance, City Code Article 13, § 8-7 {“Enforcement by citation”} as enacted by this Ordinance and City Code Article 1, § 40-14(e)(1) as amended by this Ordinance take effect on the date of enactment and may only be applied to violations of this Ordinance committed after the date of its enactment.”