Legal Opinion
Belman v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 8, 1991No. 51, September Term, 1990PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASANOW, Judge.
The question presented in the instant case is whether a person who purchases a house in an historic district without knowing that the house does not conform to the district’s preservation requirements and who fails to make repairs to bring the house into compliance can be subject to criminal sanctions under the Baltimore City Code, Article 1, § 40(w) (1976, 1983 Repl. Vol.).
In 1979, Ridgeley’s Delight Historic District was established by a Baltimore City ordinance. The house located at 621 South Freemont Avenue is in the historic district. In the early 1980’s, a previous…
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