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Vacant Structure Licensing
Purpose:
In the fall of 2014, the City of Hagerstown Mayor and Council amended the City Vacant Structure ordinances. The changes impact both residential and non-residential properties that have been vacant for a defined length of time. The amendments have been made as part of the City’s ongoing commitment to promote and assure public safety, health and welfare, to prevent deterioration of vacant structures, to ensure the safety of first responders and emergency personnel, to support property values, and to encourage responsible management and use of vacant structures.
Effective Date:
This program was approved by Mayor and Council on October 31, 2014 and revised on October 25, 2016.
Exemptions to Registration:
- ACTIVE WORK – Regularly ongoing modifications to bring a structure up to code and which involve two or more systems, including but not limited to constructing, enlarging, altering, moving, demolishing, erecting, installing, removing, converting or replacing any electrical, plumbing, or mechanical system. Active Work also includes modifications to the structure itself.
- LISTED FOR SALE - the first year of vacancy of a non-blighted structure while being marketed via a currently licensed real estate agent through Maryland’s Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation.
Non-Residential |
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Vacant Non-Residential Structure
- Two hundred dollars ($250.00) at initial application
- Five hundred dollars ($500.00) at first annual application renewal
- One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) at second and each subsequent annual application renewal
Vacant Blighted Non-Residential Structure
- Five hundred dollars ($500.00) at initial application
- One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) at first annual application renewal and each subsequent annual application renewal
FAQ
Residential |
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Vacant Residential Structure
One hundred dollars ($100.00) at initial application and each subsequent application renewal
Vacant Blighted Residential Structure
Five hundred dollars ($500.00) at initial application and each subsequent application renewal
(a "blighted" residential structure, single or multi-unit, is a vacant structure that has a pending action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust, exhibits objectively determinable signs of deterioration sufficient to constitute a threat to human beings, safety, and public welfare, or has been placarded by the City as uninhabitable)
FAQ
Required Inspections |
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- Vacant Residential and Non-Residential Structures - At first renewal and annually thereafter
- Vacant Blighted Residential and Blighted Non-Residential Structures - At initial application and on an annual basis thereafter
Sample of Vacant Exterior Checklist
Sample of Vacant Interior Checklist
For additional information or questions:
Emily McFarland
Programs Coordinator
301-739-8577 ext. 805
emcfarland@hagerstownmd.org