(A) Enforcement. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Director of the Frederick County Department of Housing and Community Development or her designee to enforce the provisions of this code.
(B) Waiver. The Director of the Frederick County Department of Housing and Community Development may waive applicability of this code, in whole or part, to a unit of rental housing on application of the owner if:
(1) Adequate notice is afforded a tenant of the unit; that is, a copy of the said application is either hand-delivered or mailed first class to the tenant with a request for comment;
(2) The tenant is afforded an opportunity to comment on the application either in writing or in person; and
(3) The waiver would not threaten the health or safety of a tenant.
(C) Displacement. A person may not be displaced by enforcement of the Minimum Livability Code unless alternate housing of comparable affordability is available within a reasonable distance of the vacated premises.
(D) Enforcement and waiver applications are not intended to supersede any state laws pursuant to the Maryland Code Annotated as follows:
(1) State fire laws, Md. Code Ann., Public Safety Article, Title 6;
(2) State elevator laws, Md. Code Ann., Public Safety Article, Title 12, Subtitle 8; and
(3) State boiler laws, Md. Code Ann., Public Safety Article, Title 12, Subtitle 9.
(Ord. 88-34-511, 8-23-1988; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)