26 Cross Street Complaint 5-24-2018 a
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
BOARD OF HEALTH
KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL, 120 WASHINGTON STREET,4T"FLOOR
MAYOR TEL.(978)741-1800
FAx(978)745-0343
LARRY RAMDIN,RS/REHS,CHO,CP-FS LRAMDrNRSALEM.COM
HEALTH AGENT
COMPLAINT INTAKE FORM
Date: Time: I L4 a' 1 ) Received By:
Complaint Number: 2129
Complainant
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Property Owner/Occupant Name
Board of Health
- 26 Cross Street—falls under what housing category?
o Since 12/19/17 generally 5+ (permanent) long term residents
o Probable rooming house
o An apartment that listed online spring/summer 2017 as 4 bedrooms over two floors with only'one'
kitchen
- 'AirBnB' as (one of multiple)rental platform(s)
o Collects deposits not held under Mass Law
- Bait&Switch
o Advertisements for rooms not available
o Probable that conversation determines the amount charged
- Screening of tenants for 'problem'tenants
o Non-existent(multiple Police visits)
o Will accept anyone willing to pay and then calls the police to remove them
- Police visits
o Multiple
- Access/Egress
0 2"d floor—Front door access-Blocked by furniture ('Blessed' room)
0 2"d floor— Front door•access-Blocked by locked doors (7 'Namaste' room, Deborah Crosby's
bedroom)
o Back stairway- Blocked by cabinets on 2"d floor landing
0 3`d floor—no possibility of 2"d egress
- Fire safety
o No smoke detectors
o No fire extinguishers
- Utilities
o Electricity shut off—non-payment(4/8/18)
o Internet shut off - non-payment (4/19/18)
(4/9/18 DC'notified'JB of a rent increase effective 5/1/2018. DC did not include any new rental amount in the
notice. DC did state that it must be paid through AirBnB. JB was not an AirBnB client, had not previously paid a
deposit through AirBnB,the taking of which is arbitrary and 'landlord' determined through the AirBnB platform
and per agreed terms JB was paying weekly)
JB did not create DC's financial distress
I am not the solution to her financial issues.
Cleanliness
2"d floor kitchen sink chronically piled with (the same)dirty dishes for days on end
2"d floor kitchen sink bucket/drain not cleaned
2"d floor counters, kitchen table and floor regularly dirty
2"d floor bathroom door opens to kitchen sink and is chronically left open
3rd floor bathroom has opening over sink(s)
3/2017 all 2"d floor tenants extremely ill. Vomiting. 104 temps. Violent shaking
Trash
Many months of open container'compost! buckets in 2"d floor kitchen and back stairway
Not emptied, "I forgot"
Mice
March/April 2018 mice found in back stairway and P floor
Per alternative tenant DC kept the incidents 'secret'
Dogs
Multiple barking dogs roaming freely
Access to back stairway
Large(10'x 5' x 4') construction box in driveway all winter blocking'Gas'vents ('Do Not Block' signage)
Painting sidewalks(?)
Can that be done? 'No parking'
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2nd Floor
Bedroom #1 Bedroom#2
(Sometimes'Namaste' bedroom) ('Believe')
(Sometimes'Love' bedroom)
Originally a living room/storage room 1. Matt(long term resident) (DC argument/Airbnb
Then converted to bedroom for Debra Conley complaint by Matt- Deborah Crosby very angry-
(permanent resident) Matt moved out)
2. Deborah (long term resident)
The doorknob is locked and there is also a 'latch' on the
outside of the door Space heater
Air purifier
It is used as a 'guest room'when DC has 'overflow' Small refrigerator
The thermostat is in this room.
The door access/egress to the front staircase is in this Large'wardrobes' along the wall completely block door
room that accesses the front staircase
There is no access/use of the front staircase to the
residents in the house
Bedroom#3
('Hope') Kitchen
Jeanne Binda (long term resident) Space heater
Space heater
Small refrigerator
Bathroom //Laundry Room Back staircase
Space heater Filled with cabinetry—difficult to navigate
3rd Floor
Bedroom#4 Bedroom#5
(Sometimes'Peace' bedroom) (Sometimes'Love' bedroom)
(Sometimes'Imagine' bedroom) (Sometimes'Harmony' bedroom)
1. Luis(long term resident-2 years) 1. Dana (long term resident)
plus his sister for a few months (and girlfriend that DC allowed to move in/Police)
2. Austin (long term resident) 2. Holly (longterm resident)
Kitchen Living Room
Space heater
Bathroom(there is a door but above the sink is a large Back Staircase
opening to the kitchen)
Washer&Dryer