275-281 ESSEX STREET RODENT LETTER 5-12-2025 CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
BOARD OF HEALTH
98`XIASHINGTON STREET,3RD FLOOR �PubHcHealth
TEL. (978) 741-1800
DOMINICK PANGALLO health@salem.com
DAVID GREENBAUM,RS
MAYOR HEALTH AGENT
May 12,2025
Attn: Latitude Condominiums
Atlantic Coast Homes
22 Hawthorne Boulevard
Salem,MA 01970
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL 9589 0710 5270 0283 0548 72
Regular Mail
Dear Property Owner:
This office has received a complaint regarding rodents on your property located at 275-281 Essex Street in the city
of Salem,Massachusetts.
An on-site inspection was conducted on April 29,2025,by Jeffrey Barosy,Sanitarian for the Board of Health.
During the inspection a dead mouse was observed in the basement hallway where the condominium's storage rooms
are located.
Raccoons,rodents,etc.are considered a neighborhood nuisance and community health hazard.
All areas of the basement under the control of the property owners must be exterminated inside and out. After
extermination has taken place any burrows or holes must be filled and monitored and you must take all necessary
steps to prevent any infestation from occurring in the future. Additionally,you must submit to the Salem Board of
Health an Integrated Pest Management protocol for this property stating what actions have been taken and what
actions will be taken to prevent this infestation from occurring in the future.
In accordance with Mass General Laws,Chapter 111,Section 123 you are ordered to suppress any rodent
population within fourteen(14)days of receipt of this order and a copy of an invoice and a treatment plan
must be forwarded to this department upon completion of the extermination if a licensed exterminator is
used.
Should you be aggrieved by this order,you have the right to request a hearing before the Board of Health. A request
for said hearing must be received in writing in the office of the Board of Health within 7 Days of receipt of this
order. At said hearing,you will be given an opportunity to be heard and to present witness and documentary
evidence as to why this order should be modified or withdrawn. You may be represented by an attorney. Please
also be informed that you have the right to inspect and obtain copies of all relevant inspection or investigation
reports,orders,and other documentary information in the possession of this Board,and that any adverse party has
the right to be present at the hearing.
If you have any questions or concerns please call this office at 978-741-1800. I thank you in advance for your
cooperation.
For the and of Health: R.. ly to:
David Greenb re_ Barosy
Health Agent Sanitarian