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KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL
MAYOR CITY OF SALEM MAY 17 2010
SALEM CITY HALL
93 WASHINGTON STREET
SALEM MA 01970 CITY
x' MAYOR S OFFICE 5/14/10
A VIOLATION OF MASSACHUSE GENERAL LAW CHAPTER 183 A § 1
CONDO CONVERSION ACT HAS HAPPENED AT 315/317 ESSEX STREET
SALEM MA 01970
THIS IS A VIOLATION OF MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LWA CHAPTER 183 A § 1
CONDO CONVERSION ACT AND CARRIES A FINE OF NOT LESS THAT
$ 1000 PER UNIT OR BY IMPRISONMENT OF NOT LESS 60 DAYS
FOR EACH UNIT
TOTAL 10 OF THE 13 UNIT ARE OCCUPIED
THIS ILLEGAL 30 DAY NOTICE TO QUIT WAS GIVEN TO ALL TENANTS
ON 5/5/10 AT 315/317 ESSEX STREET SALEM MA 01970
BY LANDLORD STEVE MORRIS AND TENANTS ARE BEING HARRASSED
BY HIS MANAGER SHAWN FORD AND RASHED FROM 43 BOSTON STREE
SALEM MA 01970
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NI)OMINIUMS 183A § I
�rganizatien crcadng a housing cooperative,the temd mail,return receipt requesied,to the parry
;iwner thereof 5hall give each tenant of all haus- to whom the notice is being}riven. *'t*
�sg accommodations in such building or build. "Whenever an owner is required to give no-
Pg5 notice of intent w convert the building or rice of intent provided for in this section, the
>;uildings to the condominium or cooperative period of notice shall not be less than the expi.
Poem of ownership. Such notice shall state in ration of any written ag menent between the
neer and conspicuous language the follow-' owner and the tenant of the housing accommo-
dation which govern;theuse and occupancy of
"(i) that the Owner has filed a master deed at said housing accommodation or one year from
a registry of deeds whose location is stated in the date the Tenant of such housing accommo-
Llie notice or has filed articles of organization dation is given said notice of intent, whichever
with the secretary of the commonwealth; is greater, provided, however, that in the case
of a housing accommodation occupied in whole
"(ii) that any Tenant residing on the date the ar in part by.a handicapped tenant or occupied
Inodce of intent is given in the unit or units by an elderly or low or moderate income tenant
6mertcd or to be converted to the condamini- the period of notice shall not be Less than two
nn or cooperative forms of ownership shall years from the data the tenant of such housing
'Lave a period of rime which shall be stated in accommodation receives said notice of intent.
'tl,e notice, from the date of receipt of such "Nu person shall ;eek or conduct a condo,
�natice, as authorized by this act, before the minium or cooperative evieLion uaTil the expira•
:tenant shall be required to vacate the housing- tion of the perinds of time for notice in Lenaafs
accommodation occupied on the date the notice specified in this act.
,is received; - '"Che burden of proving qualifications will,
"(iii) that any tenant residing on the date of respect to age, handicap, and income shall rest
notice of intent is given in a unit to be converted with the tenaat.
'shall have a period of time, which ihall be "(b) Any owner of,a residential unit who con-
stated in the notice as auThorized by this act,to veris such unit to the condominium or coopera•
purchase such unit occupied by the tenant on Live form of ownership shall give to any temmt
the date soh notice is received on terms and who is entitled to receive the notice of intent to .
conditions which are substantially the same as convert as required by the First sentence of
or more favorable than those which The owner paragraph(a) pursuant To this section the right
extends to the public generally for the ninety to purchase the housing accommodation occur
days following the expiration of said tenant's pied by such tenant-at the time such notice is
right to purchase as may be required by para- delivered on terms and conditions which are
graph(b); - substantially the same as or more favbmblc
"(iv) a statement of the rights and obligations than those which the owner extends to the pub-
specified in parographa(c),(d)and(e). lic generally for the ninety days Following.the
expiration of said tenant's right to purchase.
"Ff, the Owner of a housing development in• Such tenant may exercise a right to purchase
tends to convert the buildings in such housing such housing accommodations by executing a
development to the condominium or cwpera- purchase and sale agreement prior cc the expi-
live form of ownership, but intends to sell or rasion of ninety days after the date of receiving
offer for sale units in only a portion of The a-copy of the purchase and sale agreement
buildings in such development within one year properly executed by the person offering the
after the Owner(Come Lhe intumL to eowetf such housing accommodation for sale.
development, the owner shall give to each ten- "(c) The.owner, as of the date the tenant
ant in any unit which he does not intend to sell v,^"ms the unit, of a unit converted to the
or offer for sale within such one year period, a condominium or cooperative form of ownership ***
notice which informs such tenant of the date stall pay to any Tenant of such unit who is
when the owner reasonably expects to offer for entitled to receive nonce of the owners intent to -
sale or sell such unit. Thereafter, the owner 'convert as required by the first sentence of
shall give to each such tenant the nonce of paragraph(a)pursuant to this section and who
intent toconvert as required by the first sen• does noL purchase the housing UCCOmmOd'aLiOn
fence of this paragraph. which he occupies or another housing aceom-
"All notices required under this section, ex- modadon in the same building or buildings rclo-
-
Capt as otherwise provided in this paragraph, cation benefits for the actual, documented costs
regarding certain housing developments, shall of moving, not to exceed seven hundred and
be given to tenants at the rime the owner of a fifty, dollars per housing accommodation: pro-
building or housing development converts any vided, however, that if such housing accornato-
paat of such property and shall be deemed to dation is necupied in whole or in part by a
have been given when a written notice is deliv- handicapped tenant or is occupied by an elderly
crcd in person or mailed by certified or regis. or low or moderaTe income tenant, the maxi-
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30 DAY NOTICE TO QUIT
ALL TENANTS RE: SALE OF BUILD!NG
315/317 Essex St CONDO CONVERSIDN
Salem Ma 01970 4/30/10
DEAR TENANTS,
PLEASE ACCEPT THIS DOCUMENT AS YOUR LEGAL NOTICE TO QUIT YOUR
CURRENT TENANCY.
THE BUILDING HAS BEEN SOLD AND WILL BE CONVERTED TO A NEW USE,
OFFICIAL NOTICE RECORDED AT THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS ON 3/30/1(:!.
PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY WITH ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE OT3-1:ER
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCIES IN SALEM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
RELOCATE TO ONE OF OUR OTHER PROPERTIES.
THOSE OF YOU WHO NEED REFERENCES PLEASE HAVE THE NEW
LANDLORDS CONTACT ME AT (978)423-7786. THANK )'OU;
STEPHEN MOI".RIS