Accountant · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2015 · 20 posts · 8 votes
So a colleage of mine mentioned I must "register my property" with Baltimore City or else I can be fined $20/day. I looked into this more and came across this website: http://www.baltimorehousing.org/property_registrat...
Has anyone had any experience with this? It's the first I'm hearing. Why do I need to register a property that the city already knows I own?
Use and occupancy. needed for a sale as well as rentals. May not be needed if your property never lost it's original one, but given the amount of work you did it may be required. It is an easy inspection.
Investor · Westbury, NY · Member since 2015 · 11 posts · 5 votes
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This is an old thread however just warning everyone with properties in Baltimore City that inspections are now mandated and you must upload the report with the annual registration. All inspections must be completed by Jan 1 2019 or you will be fined $1,000. More red tape and b.s from the City!
Rental Property Investor · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2013 · 281 posts · 257 votes
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Agree with @Marie London It will be interesting to see how Baltimore City handles the $1,000 fines for landlords who are unable to pass inspection by Jan 1, 2019.
I'm a home inspector and I don't think most landlords understand the debacle this will become as the deadline nears. There are not enough of us inspectors to meet the deadline.
Consider the following:
There are 130,000 rental units in Baltimore. Most residents are renters.
There are 260 home inspectors registered to do rental inspections in the City
The rental policy began on August 1st....150 days before the deadline.
So if each inspector fully participated in the program, did one inspection per day, and worked holidays and weekends, we would complete only 39,000 inspections by the deadline. Less than half of what is required by the city.