The City shall have the duty and responsibility to enforce the
provisions of this code.
The Mayor and Council shall decide questions of interpretation
of this code.
A person may not be displaced by enforcement of this code unless
alternate housing of comparable affordability is available within
a reasonable distance of the vacated premises, except where there
is an imminent threat to health and safety due to unsafe conditions.
Enforcement and waiver applications are not intended to supersede
any state laws, such as, but not limited to, the following:
A. State fire laws, Public Safety Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. State elevator laws, Public Safety Article, Title 12, Subtitle 8,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. State boiler laws, Public Safety Article, Title 12, Subtitle 9, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
A person affected by a decision of the Mayor and Council which
has been made in connection with the enforcement of any provision
of this code or of a regulation adopted pursuant to this code may
appeal to the Circuit Court for Harford County.