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William H. Munroe
One Salem Green
745-021.3
November 7, 1985
Michael Stone
39-41 Hancock Street
Salem, MA 01970
RE: 39-41 Hancock Street
Dear Mr. Stone
Your property at 39-41 Hancock Street in Salem has been brought to
the attention of this office in that you have done extensive
interior repairs and remodeling without the benefit of building
permits.
This is a direct violation of the Building Codes of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts Sec. 113.0.
Please have yourself or a representative available on the
property to conduct a walk thru inspection of the entire building
on Monday, November 18, 1985 and 11:00a.m, to address these
violations.
Should this time and or date not be acceptable contact this office
to reschedule this visit.
Respectfully,
As�U�5
B i ding pection
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c.c. : Mr. Mroz, Mayor's Aide
City Clerk
Health Dept.
Councillor Martineau
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8 Mace Place CITY O}- S'ALEV,1.1AS&
Lynn, MA 01902
October 30, 1985
Mr. William H. Munroe n
Building Inspector
Department of Health
City of Salem
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Dear Mr. Munroe:
I 've been a renter and I 've been a homeowner, and this
business of building codes has always mystified me. I 've tried*
to get a pamphlet of code guidelines for the property owner,
but have been told the codes are so extensive that nothing can
be summarized for the person that owns a two- or three-family
home . So what is a homeowner to do?
Many years ago, someone contacted your department with
a complaint that my father' s house wasn't up to code. The city
came down and gave it a thorough inspection. As a result of
that inspection, he had to have new wiring put in, etc. , includ-
ing four electrical outlets in each room. He never knew who had
suggested your department visit him. It remains a mystery to
him.
Most recently, I lived in Salem as a renter. During the
time of my tenancy, I knew that there were building code viola-
tions, but I was always afraid to write to you or give your
department a call, fearing that my landlord would learn that it
was my complaint that caused an inspection, and he would then
raise my rent or do something equally vengeful in order to "repay"
me for the "favor. " I 've done some reading since then on tenants '
rights, and have learned that I shouldn' t have been so reluctant
to report what I considered unsafe living conditions .
Anyhow, now I 'm a homeowner in Lynn, but it still bothers me
that my former landlord' s house isn' t up to code. I lived there
for five years, moving into a first-floor apartment in August
1980 . The cellar stairs were poorly lit and I always had to take
extra care when using them to do my laundry. Carrying baskets
of clothing while navigating those poorly lit stairs made me
rather anxious .
*in Lynn
Mr. William H. Munroe - 2 - October 30, 1985
Just a year ago, after living in that first-floor apartment
for better than four years, my landlord asked me to move to the
third floor. It seemed he wanted the first floor for himself as
his personal circumstances were changing. I didn' t give him a
difficult time about the move, although it cost me a substantial
piece of change (what with telephone charges, etc. ) . In addition
to asking me to move to a less attractive apartment, he raised
the rent on me, but I was a cooperative person and we exchanged
apartments on December 1.
Well, I found that there were no handrails along the sets
of stairs leading up to the second and third floor. As I went
down to the basement with my baskets of laundry, I now had to
cope with the extra flights of stairs as well as the poorly lit
basement stairway.
When we exchanged apartments, he was adamant that he didn' t
want us to change house numbers, although the first floor had
the door numbered 39 and both the second and third floors shared
an outside door numbered 41. I thought it strange that he didn' t
want to change numbers, because we were definitely exchanging
apartments and front doors .
After we exchanged floors , he did much renovation on the
first floor. I saw a drastic change as he ripped out the kitchen
and bathroom and totally redid those rooms . I wondered at the
time if he had permits to do those major alterations .
I moved out of the third floor in June, because I had an
opportunity to buy a three-family house in Lynn. I wanted to
stay in Salem, where I was born, but couldn' t afford the house
prices .
Could you take a look at 39-41 Hancockock Street, �owned by
Michael StoneFin Salem? Now that I 'm no longer living there,
I 'm not afraid he' ll raise the rent on me. As a new homeowner,
I am concerned more than before about safety and habitability.
I believe there are code violations in that house and would like
to think that present and future tenants will get a better
place to live in than I did.
Also, congratulations for adding Eddie Paquin to your team.
I went to school with him (Salem High) -- he ' s a super guy.
If you have anything on codes for. the property owner, I 'd
love to receive a pamphlet or something.
Thanks for your attention.
Sincerely, f ,y
Joa (Murphy) Moir