Alley Paving Fee (Baltimore: tax lien, city hall, tax)

[rfp]

It's the law. Most cities have a similar law.

See Section 10 ➔ http://baltimorecity.gov/Portals/0/C...%20Streets.pdf

[GoPhils]

Originally Posted by rfp

It's the law. Most cities have a similar law.

See Section 10 ➔ http://baltimorecity.gov/Portals/0/C...%20Streets.pdf

couple things OP may be interested in:

§ 8-3. Plats and estimates.
20 days before beginning any of the aforesaid work, to be done on the assessment plan as herein provided, the Director of Public Works:
(1) shall prepare and file, in his office, a location plan showing the proposed work and an estimate of the cost thereof; and
(2) shall send notice of the proposed work and estimate of the cost thereof by mail to each abutting property owner as shown on the assessment books:
(i) statingthataftertheexpirationof20daysfromthedateof 1stmailing,hewill proceed to do said work (describing said work, generally, in said notice and referring to said estimate and location plat) on the assessment plan provided in this ordinance;
(ii) warning all persons and corporations desiring to put in any pipes or conduits in said alleys or to do other work requiring the digging up of the same, to proceed at once to do such work; and
(iii) further warning all persons interested that they may appear in his office, on a day certain and at such time and location as shall be stated in the aforesaid notice and make known to said Director of Public Works any objections they may have to the doing of said work on said assessment plan.

and

§ 8-6. Appeals.
(a) Administrative appeal.
Within 30 days of the mailing of a notice of assessment, the owner of the property may appeal the assessment to the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals in accordance with the City Charter.

[rfp]

This is really a picayune squabble. The homeowner must have the alley repaired, either by an independent contractor or by the city.

"the city may issue a notice of violation to the homeowner. Residents who receive a footway violation have five days to notify the Department of Transportation whether they will make the necessary repairs themselves or have the city do the work.

"Citizens choosing to make the footway repairs on their own must obtain a permit from the city. If the homeowner decides to have the city repair the sidewalk, they will be billed for the work once it is complete."

Baltimore / Transportation / City Sidewalks

and

§ 8-4 (c) (1):
The cost of paving alleys under the provisions of this subtitle shall be assessed in the aforementioned proportion upon the abutting property owners in every case, but in no instance, however, to exceed 2/3 of said cost.

The OP will not find a contractor to pave such a small patch, especially at that price. The homeowner got a good deal.

He should appreciate his alley being repaved. It's the little things that add up to make Baltimore a better place to live.

[Baltimoreisinthehouse2]

Originally Posted by mrboltonman

I was told that as a property owner I'm responsible for the portion of the alley behind my house. It seems like bull**** to me because I can't stop people from using it.

it is bullsh1t man. I bet if u were to find oil under that part of the alley the city wouldnt give you a penny

[Baltimoreisinthehouse2]

Originally Posted by rfp

It's the law. Most cities have a similar law.

See Section 10 ➔ http://baltimorecity.gov/Portals/0/C...%20Streets.pdf

"the director must:

(i) serve each person whose property binds or abuts on the the footway with a written notice of the directors intention to improve, grade, pave, or repair it; and

(ii) give all persons interested an opportunity 5 days after the date of notice to show cause, if any, why the footway should not be improved, graded, paved, repvaed, or repaired..........


i never recieved notice..........thanks.

[Baltimoreisinthehouse2]

Originally Posted by GoPhils

couple things OP may be interested in:

thanks, i appreciate it

[Baltimoreisinthehouse2]

Originally Posted by rfp

He should appreciate his alley being repaved. It's the little things that add up to make Baltimore a better place to live.

dont tell me what i should and shouldnt do. I didnt ask for this repaving nor do i care for it and i dam sure aint paying for it.

If you're content with the city sticking it to u in the a$$ thats on u, im not going to stand for it

[HandsUpThumbsDown]

Originally Posted by Baltimoreisinthehouse2

dont tell me what i should and shouldnt do. I didnt ask for this repaving nor do i care for it and i dam sure aint paying for it.

If you're content with the city sticking it to u in the a$$ thats on u, im not going to stand for it

I mean, its in the law. You'll have to pay for it eventually.

[Baltimoreisinthehouse2]

Originally Posted by HandsUpThumbsDown

I mean, its in the law. You'll have to pay for it eventually.

naw,I Wont. It's just that weak, simpleminded people like you do make it harder for people like me to fight things like this because you just go along with anything that the city does to you. So when we go to protest these injustices they look at as dumbfounded while thinking/saying "no one else has a problem with it."

[mrboltonman]

Let us know how it goes (probably a year or 2 from now) and please make sure you use small words since we are simpleminded people.