FAIRFIELD STREET CITY OF SALEM MASSACHUSETTS
BOARD OF HEALTH
a.
120 WASHINGTON STREET, 4TH FLOOR
SALEM, MA 01970
TEL. 978-741-1800
FAX 978-745-0343
STANLEY J. USOVICZ, JR. JOANNE SCOTT, MPH, RS, CHO
MAYOR HEALTH AGENT
May 8, 2003
Dana Dufresne
5 Fairfield Street
Salem, MA 01970
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 Fairfield Street
It has come to our attention, that you may be considering renting a dwelling unit at the above
address.
In accordance with Chapter 11,Article XIII of the City of Salem Code of Ordinances,
Section 2-334,titled "Certificate of Fitness," each dwelling unit must be inspected and certified
prior to allowing occupancy. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with 105 CMR; State
Sanitary Code, Chapter 1: General Administrative Procedures and 105 CMR 410.000; State
Sanitary Code, Chapter 11: Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation.
Please notify us if you do not intend to rent the unit.
Please contact this department within 24 hours of receipt of this notice at 978-741-1800, to
schedule an appointment for an inspection. Our office hours are Monday thru Wednesday from 8:00 a.m.
—4:00 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m. —7:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. —4:00 p.m.
Failure to comply with this procedure, may result in a fine of Twenty ($20.00)dollars per day for
every day that the dwelling unit is occupied without a Certificate of Fitness.
A$25.00 check payable to the City of Salem is required for each unit inspected at the time of
inspection.
A property owner is required to pay gas and electricity for residential tenants if there is not a written letting
agreement stating the tenant is responsible for those utilities and if the meter(s) records electricity and
gas use which is not used exclusively by that tenant. The Department of Public Utilities has billed
property owners for their tenants' entire utility bills retroactive to the date of initial occupancy in cases in
which cross-metering has been proven to exist.
For the Board of Health Reply to
oanne Scott MPH, RS, CHO Pablo Valdez
Health Agent Code Enforcement Inspector