REQUIRED REINSPECTION CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
120 WASHINGTON STREET,3RDFLOOR
TEL. (978) 745-9595
FAX(978) 740-9846
KIM 3ERLEY DRISCOLL
MAYOR THOMAS ST.PIERRE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTY/BUILDING COMMISSIONER
Required Inspection
403 Lafayette Street
September 11,2018
Luong Nguyen
403 Lafayette Street
Salem,Massachusetts 01970
Mr.Nguyen
Our office received a complaint regarding your property located at 403 Lafayette Street,alleging
various building code and City ordinance violations. The most egregious of these violations is the
possible operation of a rooming house in a Residential District. (See Regulations below)
Rooming House Regulations(from Salem Zoning Ordinance)
1. Rooming Houses are not allowed anywhere in the City except in BI
and B2 Zones.(refer to Zoning Map for which zone your building is in)
2. Two-family or Multi family dwelling units are defined on page 83 of ~
the zoning code a. A landlord cannot rent a dwelling unit to more than
3 unrelated people or to any number of people not "living together as
a single non-profit housekeeping unit"
Per Mass State Building Code 780 C.M.R. Section R 104.1 and under the provisions of 780 CMR,
Section 104.6—Right of Entry, of the State Building Code,access to this property must be granted for
the purposes of this inspection. If this property has rental units,these tenants must be notified in
advance of this inspection,so that access to these spaces may also be accomplished.
This inspection is scheduled for Monday, September 24 at 10:00 a.m.
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
120 WASHINGTON STREET,3"n FLOOR
TEL. (978) 745-9595
FAX(978)740-9846
KIMBERLEY DRISCOLI
MAYOR THOMAS STTIERRE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTY/BUII.DING COMMISSIONER
You are hereby directed to contact this office immediately upon of receipt of this letter to discuss this matter.
Failure to respond to this notification will be construed as non-compliance, and as such an Administrative
Search Warrant will be sought, so as to allow the lawful inspection of this property.
If you feel you are aggrieved by this order, your appeal is to the Board of Buildings,Regulations and
Standards in Boston.
Respectfully,
Stephen Cummings
Local Building Inspector