Enforcement by citation.
Baltimore City Code, Article 13, § 5-25
in effect§ 5-25. Enforcement by citation.
(a) In general.
In addition to any other civil or criminal remedy or enforcement procedure, this subtitle may be enforced by issuance of an environmental citation as authorized by City Code Article 1, Subtitle 40 {“Environmental Control Board”} or a civil citation under City Code Article 1, Subtitle 41 {“Civil Citations”}.
(b) Priority dwelling – Citation.
For priority dwellings, a Department of Housing and Community Development inspector shall issue an environmental citation if a violation of a section of the City’s Property Maintenance Code listed in Article 1, § 40-14(e) {“Provisions and penalties enumerated”} is identified.
(c) Process not exclusive.
The issuance of an environmental citation to enforce this subtitle does not preclude pursuing any other civil or criminal remedy or enforcement action authorized by law.
(d) Separate Offenses.
Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.
(Ord. 24-403 Section 1; Ord. 23-275 Section 1; Ord. 18-130; Ord. 07-424.)
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/13/5-25Fetched: 10/25/2026