Bulletin: MD2024002

Dear Associates:

Effective immediately Baltimore City’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (“Act”) has been revised. The revision is in addition to the existing requirements, the landlord must file an Affidavit of Compliance in the Land Records of Baltimore City as well as with the Commissioner of The Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (“Commissioner”).

The Act applies to single-family dwelling units only, defined as “… a building that contains only 1 dwelling unit and is used only for that purpose.” (See Baltimore City Building Code § 202.2.22.4).

In order to comply with the Act for all tenant occupied properties Baltimore City:

1. Sellers must execute the Baltimore City Affidavit of Compliance and attach to the deed to be recorded in the Land Records.
2. Agent will need to mail the Affidavit of Compliance to the Commissioner of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development by First Class Mail to:

Baltimore City Department of Housing & Urban Development
417 E. Fayette Street, 14th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Attention: Commissioner

Please refer to the statue found in Article 13, Sections 6-1 through 6-20 of the Baltimore City Code for a complete list of exemptions and for compliance requirements for landlords.

You can find a copy of the affidavit attached here.

You can find a copy of the Baltimore City Code at https://legislativereference.baltimorecity.gov/city-codes.

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