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CITY OF SALEM BOARD OF HEALTH
Salem, Massachusetts 01970-3928
JOANNE SCOTT,MPH,RS,CHO NINE NORTH STREET
'HEALTH AGENT January 17,1994 Tel:(508)741-1800
Fax:(508)740-9705
Princeton Crossing Apartments
12 Heritage Drive
Salem, Ma. 01970
Dear Sir/Madam :
in accordance with Chapter 111, Sections 127A and 127B of the Massachusetts General Laws, 105 CMF 400.00;
State Sanitary Code, Chapter I: General Administrative Procedures and 105 CMR 410.00: State Sanitary Code,
Chapter If: Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation, an inspection was conducted of your property
located at 15 Heritage Drive#34 occupied by Mark Schottmiller&Scott Congdon conducted by Jeffrey
Vaughan, Sanitarian on January 12, 1995 at 6:30 P.M.
Notice: If this rental unit is occupied by a child or children under the age of 6 years, it is the property owner's
responsibility to ensure that this unit complies fully with 105 CMR 460.000: Regulations for Lead Poisoning
Prevention and Control. For further information or to request an inspection, contact the Salem Health
Department at 741-1800.
You are hereby ORDERED to make a good-faith effort to correct the violations listed on the enclosed inspection
report.
Failure on your part to comply within the time specified on the enclosed inspection report will result in a
complaint being sought against you in Salem District Court. Time for compliance begins with receipt of this
Order.
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evidence as to why this Order should be modified or withdrawn.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 infor i7iation In'the possession of this Board, and that any adverse party
has the right to be present at the hearing.
Please be advised that the conditions noted may enable the occupant(s)to use one or more of the statutory
remedies available to them as outlined in the enclosed inspection report form.
For he Board of Health Reply to:
J nne Scott MPH,RS,CHO Jeffrey Vaughan
eatth Agent Sanitarian
cc:Tenant
Dennis Ross, Plumbing Inspector
Certified Mail#Z 369 689 426
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SALEM HEALTH DEPARTMENT
9 North Street
Salem, MA 01970
State Sanitary Code, Chapter If: 105 CMR 410.000
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One or more of the above violations may endanger or materially impair
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Code Enforcement Inspector
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APPENDIX II (14)
Legal Remedies for Tenants of
Residential Housing
The following is a brief summary of some of the legal remedies tenants may use In order to get housing codevlolatlons
corrected:
1. Rent Withholding(Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 239,section 8A): If Code Violations Are Not BehogCorrected you
may be entitled to hold back your rent payments.You can do this without being evicted if:
A. You can prove that your dwelling unit or common areas contain code violations which are serious enough to endanger
or materially impair your health or safety and that your landlord knew about the violations before you were behind in
your rent.
B. You did not cause the violations and they can be repaired while you continue to live in the building-
C. You are prepared to pay any portion of the rent into court if a judge orders you to pay it. (For this,itisbest to put the
rent money aside in a safe place.)
2. Ren it nd D A t 1(Massachuseas General Laws,Chapter 111, section 127L):The law sometimes allows y(me use your rent
money to make the repairs yourself.If your local code enforcement agency certifies that there are code violmims which
endanger or materially impair your health,safety,or well-being,and your landlord has received written notkxcf the violations,
you may be able to use this remedy.If the owner fails to begin necessary repairs(or to enter into a written ca=ct to have them
made)within five days after notice or to complete repairs within 14 days after notice,you can use up to four mouths'rent in any
year to make the repairs.
3. R a is o Rent Increases or Bvictions Prohibit (Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 186,section 18,andChaptcr 239,
section 2A):The owner may not increase your rent or evict you in retaliation for making a complaint to your!local code
enforcement agency about code violations.If the owner raises your rent to tries to evict within six months afteryou have made
the complaint, he or she.will.have to-show.a good reason for the increase or eviction which is unrelated to your complaint. You
may be able to sue the landlord for damages of he or she tries this.
4. Rent Receivership(Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 11, section 127 C-H):The occupants and/or the Board of Health may
petition the District or Superior Court to allow rent to be paid into.court rather than to the owner.The court inlay then appoint a
"receiver" who may spend as much of the rent money as is needed to correct the violation.The receiver is notsubject to a
spending limitation of four months'rent.
5. Breach of Warranty of Habitability:You may be entitled to sue your landlord to have all or some of your reratreturned if your
dwelling unit does not meet minimum standards of habitability.
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6. Unfair and Dptive Practices(Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter OM: Renting an apartment with codeviolations is a
violation of the consumer protection act and regulations, for which you may sue an owner.
The information presented above is only a summary of the law. Before you decide to withhold your rent ortake any other
legal action, it is advisable that you consult an attorney. If you cannot afford to consult an attorney, you should contact the
nearest legal services office,which is:
Neighborhood Legal Services
37 Friend St_ '
Lynn, MA 01902
(617) 599-7730
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