27 SALEM STREET UNIT 1L HOUSING COURT SUMMONS 3-20-2026 iImportantel iTradueW Enpotanl Tmdwil Quan TrQngl Diehl
DOCKET NUMBER Trial Court of Massachusetts
ORDER OF NOTICE 26H77CV000095 Housing Court Department
CASE NAME Salem Board of Health v.Salem Real Estate Investment LLC
PARTY WHO NEEDS TO BE SERVED COURT NAME 8 ADDRESS
Salem Real Estate Investment LLC Northeast Housing Court
2 West Hill Place
Boston, MA 02114 Fenton Judicial Center
2 Appleton Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
NEXT COURT'EVENT
03/27/2026 09:00 AM Hearing on Request for Parties must appear at:
Preliminary Injunction Courtroom D,4th floor
Northeast Housing Court
J.Michael Ruane Judicial Center
AAA COUNSEL FOR ALL PARTIES(OR PROSE PARTY) AAA 66 Federal Street
MUST ATTEND ON THE DATE&TIME SHOWN ABOVE Salem,MA 01970
TO THE PARTY OR ATTORNEY ABOVE:
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Further Orders of the Court.
DATE ISSUED CLERK-MAGISTRATE
L__March 20,2026 John P. Riordan
HC0055:M2022 www.mass.gov/courts Dame Printed:03-20.2026 12:01:48
Date Filed:3/181202610:36 AM
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COMMONWEALTH OF MAsSSACHUSETTS
NORTHEAST HOUSING COURT
ESSEX,SS
SALEM BOARD OF HEALTH )
Plaintiff )
V. )
SALEM REAL ESTATE )
INIJESTMENT,LLC )
Defendant }
-WxE ATNT FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Salem's Board of Health files this complaint seelang an injunctive relief because a
landlord is not providing sufficient heat to their tenant and has not made sufficient
repairs to the heating system to make it function adequately and to the standard
established by the sanitary code at a rental property located at 27 Salem Street,Unit 11,
Salem,Massachusetts,owned by Salem Real Estate Investment LLC.This failure is
despite several orders to remedy.
JURISDICTION
1. The jurisdiction of this Court is founded upon the equitable powers of G.L.C. ill,
§ 127a) (allows enforcement of the Sanitary Code by injunction,restraining
order,among other remedies)and G.L. c. 18gC,§3 (concurrent jurisdiction of
housing court).
2. The Plaintiff is.the duly established Board of Health of the City of Salem.
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3. The Defendant is Salem Real Estate Investment,LLC which owns and operates
the rental property located at 27 Salem Street, Unit iL,in Salem.Its business
mailing address is 2 West Hill Pl, Boston,MA o2ii4.
4. The state sanitary code requires an operational heating system in rental
properties and establishes a standard to which they must operate.See io5 CMR
410.i80.
' �ATF��NI'OF FACTS VERIFIED BY AFFIDAVIT
5. A tenant submitted a complaint to the Salem Health Department in regards to
her residence at 27 Salem Street Unit A,in Salem,Massachusetts,stating that
she did not have access to heat or hot water in her dwelling unit,on or around
January 28,2o26.
6. On January 28, 2026,Jeffrey Barosy,a Sanitarian for the Salem Health
Department,conducted a housing inspection.
7. During the inspection, Barosy observed that the unit did not have hot water,that
the unit's heating system was not working,and that the toilet was not properly
affixed to the bathroom floor.
8. Barosy mailed an Order to Correct and the Housing Inspection Report to the
property manager on January 29, 2026.
9. The hot water was restored to the unit by February Yi, 2026,but the heating
system still did not work on that date.
io.On February 12, 2026, Barosy spoke with the property manager and the manager
informed him that a new thermostat needed to be installed for the heating system
to work.
ii. Barosy re-inspected the dwelling unit on February 12,2026,at 9:30am.
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12.During the re-inspection, Barosy observed that the toilet seat was still loose and
that the heating system was still not working.
13. On February 20,Barosy mailed the first Remaining Violations Letter to Suffolk
Property Management,LLC,via certified mail.
14.On February 25, 2026 Barosy followed-up by telephone and the property
manager informed Barosy that the heating system had been repaired.
15.After speaking with the property manager,Barosy called the tenant who informed
him that the heating system did not work.
16.On February 26,2026, Barosy conducted a second re-inspection and found that
the heating system had not been repaired.The toilet also had not been repaired.
17. On February 27, 2026,Barosy mailed the second Remaining Violations Letter to
Suffolk Property Management, LLC,via certified mail.
18.The heating system and toilet both remain in disrepair.
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Wherefore,the City requests that this Court:
Issue a preliminary injunction ordering the Defendant to comply with the lawful orders
of the City Sanitarian to fix the heating system in the rental unit so that it provides
adequate heat to at least the standard set in the Sanitary Code.See 105 CMR 410.180
Respectfully submitted,
City of Salem,
By its attorney,
Is/James F.Wellock
James F.Wellock,BBO# 686926
City Solicitor
CITY OF SALEM LEGAL DEPT.
93 Washington Street
Salem, MA oi97o
JWellockftalem.com.
978-619-5633
VERIFIC&MN
I, Jeffrey Barosy, am the Sanitarian for the City of Salem and hereby swear under the
pains and penalties of perjury,based upon information I obtained in my official capacity,
that I have read the foregoing complaint and the facts stated therein are true and that no
material facts have been omitted therefrom.
SIGNED UNDER THE PAINS AND PENALTIES OF PERJURY THIS a t .DAY OF
MARCH,20P,6.
4 arosy .
Sanitarian,City of Salem
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORTHEAST HOUSING COURT
ESSEX, SS.
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SALEM BOARD OF HEALTH )
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V. }
SALEM REAL ESTATE }
INVESTMENT, LLC )
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MOTION FOR.-'!, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
The Plaintiff,Salem Board of Health,hereby moves this Court for the issuance of a
Preliminary Injunction ordering the Defendant to immediately make all necessary
repairs to restore adequate and sufficient heat to the residential dwelling located at 27
Salem Street, Unit iL, Salem,Massachusetts that the Defendant owns and rents to a
tenant.
As set forth in the accompanying Verified Complaint the Defendant owns the above-
referenced residential property and has failed to repair a non-functioning heating
system despite notice and an order to correct issued by the Salem Board of Health.
The absence of adequate heat in a residential dwelling constitutes a violation of the
Massachusetts State Sanitary Code and poses an immediate threat to the health and
safety of the occupants.
Unless the Court issues injunctive relief,the occupants will continue to be subjected to
unsafe and unlawful living conditions.
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Accordingly,the Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Court:
1: Order the Defendant to immediately repair or restore adequate heat to the
residential unit located at 27 Salem Street, Unit 1L, Salem, Massachusetts.
2. Grant such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.
DATE: March 18, 2026
Respectfiilly submitted,
City of Salem,
By its attorney,
s James F.Wellock
James F.Wellock,BBO# 686926
City Solicitor
CITY OF SALEM LEGAL DEPT.
93 Washington Street
Salem,MA 01970
jwellock( Salem.com
Tel: 978-619-5633
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I,James F.Wellock, Solicitor for the City of Salem,hereby certify that today I sent a copy
of the foregoing Document to all parties of record by first class US Mail.
/s/ James F.Wellock
James F.Wellock, City Solicitor