Property Owners Ass'n of Baltimore City, Inc. v. Mayor of Baltimore

This dispute about water arises out of the conflicting interests of natural adversaries, the landlord and the tenant. The appellee (City), caught between Scylla and Charybdis or, to use the vulgate, between a rock and a hard place, chose not to serve the interests of the landlord, whereupon the landlord, aided and abetted by other landlords, sued to compel a change of heart. The facts require attentive consideration.

The property in the eye of the controversy is in the northernmost part of Baltimore. Known as 1322 Meridene Drive, it is owned by the appellant Piccinini. On 6 September 1971 he…