The Mayor and Town Council recently enacted an ordinance under the Construction and Installation, Buildings-Public Nuisance, Article 3, Section 3-201-205. This Ordinance requires that any building or lot vacant in excess of 60 days and or is vacant having one or more public nuisances; the property owner must within 10 business days register the building as "VACANT." The fee for registering the property is three-hundred ($300) for a residential unit, six-hundred dollars ($600) for a commercial building (including apartments) and seventy-five ($75) for a vacant lot for a 6 month period.

Forms for registering a vacant property are found in the sidebar of this page. For additional information please contact Code Enforcement Inspector D.R. Queen at 301-779-2615 or via e-mail at dqueen@colmarmanor.org.