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13 15 Palmer Street_Notice of Corrected Violations_260410_SIGNED o; T CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING DEPARTMENT 98 W ASHINGTON STREET,211 FLOOR TEL. (978) 745-9595 DOMINICK PANGALLO ST AVROULA ORF ANOS MAYOR BUILDING COMMISSIONER/DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTY ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER NOTICE OF CORRECTED VIOLATIONS PROPERTY LOCATION: 13-15 Palmer Street April 10 h,2026 Lennhoff Properties 118 Lafayette Street- Office Salem, MA 01970 On 04/09/2026 I returned to the property to inspect the status of the violations referenced in a previous Violations Notice that has been issued to the property management company on 02/18/2026. The aforementioned violations and their observed status are as follows: • Violation: Outside: Bulkhead is locked.The key is missing from the knox box. o Observed Status: The key has been placed in the knox box. • Violation: Basement: A large amount of paint cans and cleaners are being stored without a fire-rated paint can storage cabinet. o Observed Status: The paint cans and cleaners have been disposed. • Violation: Building Side 15, Second Floor Unit: Rear means of egress from the kitchen has a deadbolt on the interior side of the egress door. The door was blocked by cat towers.The cat towers were moved out of the path of egress. The deadbolt needs to be removed from the door. o Observed Status: The path of egress was free and clear of debris and the deadbolt has been removed from the egress door. • Violation: Building Side 15 Second Floor Unit: The front means of egress door from the bedroom was blocked by a mattress. o Observed Status: The front means of egress door had free and clear access. • Violation: Building Side 13 First Floor Front Hallway Smoke detector is missing. o Observed Status: The smoke detector was visible and operational. • Violation: Building Side 13,First Floor Unit: Kitchen smoke detector was not working. o Observed Status: The smoke detector was operational. CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING DEPARTMENT sl 98 WASHINGTON STREET,2ND FLOOR TEL. (978) 745-9595 DOMINICK PANGALLO STAVROULA ORF ANOS MAYOR BUILDING COMMISSIONER/DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTY ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER • Violation: Building Side 13, First Floor Unit: The front means of egress door from the bedroom has a deadbolt on the exterior side of the egress door. The deadbolt needs to be removed. o Observed Status: The front means of egress door from the bedroom was removed and the wall was enclosed. See building permit B-26-273 which has been inspected and closed out. • Violation: Building Side 13,First Floor Rear Hallway: The rear means of egress has storage impeding the egress path. o Observed Status: The rear mean of egress path was free and clear from debris. • Violation: Building Side 13, Second Floor Unit: All(3)bedrooms are missing smoke detectors. o Observed Status: The(3)bedrooms had visible and operational smoke detectors. • Violation: Building Side 13, Second Floor_A room in the common hallway is being used as the fourth bedroom for the second floor unit. The room does not communicate with the apartment unit and is only accessed by the common front hallway. A Building Permit application needs to be submitted to make the room part of the second floor unit. o Observed Status: The room is no longer considered as part of the common hallway due to the corrective work performed under Building Permit B-26-273,and the room is now the fourth bedroom in the second floor unit. The room contained a visible and operational smoke detector. Since all of the above violations have been corrected, at this time the Violation Notice dated 02/18/2026 for this property is considered satisfactorily corrected and completed, and this letter serves as the official Notice of Corrected Violations. Respectfully, Gai Kubik Local Building Inspector cc: Janet Mancini -Health Department, Christopher Nadeau-Fire Prevention Department, Laserfiche, File