Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. William E. Koons, Inc.

Section 103 of the Baltimore City Housing Code (Housing Code) 1 has, as its avowed purpose, the establishment of “basic minimum requirements, standards and conditions essential for the protection of the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the public and of the owners and occupants of dwellings in the City of Baltimore; ...” It is the further purpose of the Housing Code, set forth in § 103, “to establish minimum standards governing the condition, use, operation, occupancy and maintenance of dwellings and other structures, and the utilities, facilities and other physical components,…