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158 BOSTON STREET UNIT 1 HOUSING LETTER 6-30-2022 _r CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF HEALTH 98 W ASHINGTON STREET,3RD FLOOR PPublicHealth reventromote,Protect. TEL. (978) 741-1800 KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL health(jsalem.com MAYOR DAVID GRL:ENBAUM,RS HEAI-'I'II AGENT June 30,2022 P&S Realty Trust P.O. Box 9 Salem, MA 01970 VERIFIED CERTIFIED MAIL: 7021 2720 0000 5479 1353 Dear Sir/Madam: In accordance with Chapter 111,Sections 127A and 127B of the Massachusetts General Laws, 105 CMR 400.000; 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,an inspection was conducted of the property 158 Boston Street Unit 1 permitted by occupant Courtney McGarry conducted by Jeffrey Barosy,Sanitarian on June 8,2022 at 9:30am. 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 notify tenants of lead related reports and tests,and 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 Board of Health at 978-741-1800. You are_hereby ORDERED to make a good-faith effort to correct the violations listed on the enclosed inspection report and to take all positive action to prevent these violations from occurring again in the future. 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 Trial 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an opportunity to be heard and to present witness and documentary evidence as to why this Order should be modified or withdrawn.You may be represented by an attorney.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 in investigation reports,orders and other documentary information 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 th4Board f Health Rel;ly To: aviduei effrey arosy Health Agent Sanitarian cc: Tenant LJ a� CITY OF SALEM, 1V11�/��1SSACHUSETTS BOARD OF HEALTH 98 WASHINGTON STREET,3"FLOOR PuPrevebbCHealtn TEL. (978) 741-1800 KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL health salem.com DAVIv GREENBAUM,RS MAYOR HEALTH AGENT State Sanitary Code, Chapter II: 105 CMR 410.000 Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation Occupant: Courtney McGarry Occupant Phone: 978-210-7859 Occupant Address: 158 Boston Street Unit 1 Salem, MA 01970 Owner Address: P. O. Box 9 Owner/Manager: P & S Realty Trust Salem, MA 01970 Inspection Date: June 8, 2022 Inspection Time: 9:30am Conducted By: Jeffrey Barosy Accompanied By: Occupant (Courtney McGarry) Specified Time Rey. #410. Violation(s) Based upon a tenant complaint a permitted inspection was conducted in accordance with Article II of the State Sanitary Code, 105 CMR 410.000. Upon Inspection the following were noted: 7 Days .500 1. Bathroom ceiling has chipping and peeling paint. Scrape off chipping and peeling paint and repaint affected areas. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making a good-faith effort to correct violations. .500 2. In bathroom there are holes in the floor and wall behind the toilet with 24 Hours .750 (K) one of these holes reaching to the outdoors. Repair floor and walls behind toilet so that they exclude wind, rain, and snow, are rodent- proof, and are in good repair and in every way fit for the use intended. Owner has 24 HOURS to start making a good-faith effort to correct violations. .500 3. In the bathroom there is a long crack running vertically down a wall 24 Hours behind toilet towards the right. Repair crack in wall so that it is in good repair and in every way fit for the use intended. Owner has 24 HOURS to start making agood-faith effort to correct violations. .500 4. Bathroom's floor tiles are cracking and deteriorating. Repair or 7 Days replace affected floor tiles so that they are in good repair and in every way fit for their intended use. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making a good-faith effort to correct violations. .500 5. In the bathroom on the wall the shower head is on, on the outside of 7 Days the tub near the floor, this portion of the wall is moldy and deteriorating. Repair this portion of this wall so that it is in good repair and in every way fit for the use intended. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making a_good-faith effort to correct violations. .550 6. In kitchen mice droppings were found in cupboards beneath kitchen 24 Hours .750 (0) sink and beneath cabinet in wall to the right of the sink. Owner is to hire a professionally licensed exterminator and have the exterminator exterminate the dwelling unit and all ad 'acent walls. Any holes leading into the dwelling unit must be plugged to prevent re-entry from mice. Owner must send extermination report to the Salem Board of Health after the extermination has taken place. Exterminator is to return as often as needed until mice no longer present a public health nuisance in the dwelling unit. Owner has 24 HOURS to start makina aood-faith effort to correct violation. .351 7. Stove burners and oven do not turn on and there is no hot water 24 Hours .750 (C) because gas has been cut off. Occupant informed inspector that gas was ordered to be turned off due to tampering and has been off since May 271, 2022. Owner has been found to not be the cause of the gas being turned off, but the City of Salem Interim Plumbing Inspector informed the Salem Board of Health that the Owner is responsible for having gas turned back on. Owner has 24 HOURS to start making good-faith effort to correct violation. .351 8. Kitchen ceiling light is always on and switch for light does not work. 7 Days Have a licensed electrician repair ceiling light so it can turn on and off with use of a switch as it was designed. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making good-faith effort to correct violation. .500 9. Living room has a window,on the left with a bottom sash that falls 7 Days when lifted. Repair window so sash opens and closes with ease and can stay open under its own power. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making good-faith effort to correct violation. .351 10. Living room's ceiling light does not turn on. Have a licensed 7 Days electrician repair light so that it turns on and off when the switch is activated as designed. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making good-faith effort to correct violation. .351 11. In the bedroom down hallway off living room, the ceiling light does not 7 Days stay on, flickering on and off when turned on. Have a licensed electrician repair light so it turns on and off without any malfunction as designed. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making good-faith effort to correct violation. .500 12. In bedroom adjacent to master bedroom, the window's bottom sash is 7 Days difficult to move and has a crack around where its right-side spring is located. Repair window so there are no cracks in sash and sash opens and closes with ease. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making good-faith effort to correct violation. .500 13. In bedroom down hallway off living room, the pipes running vertically 7 Days in the corner of the room between both windows have holes in the ceiling where the escutcheons have fallen. Repair escutcheons so that they cover holes in ceiling around pipes as designed. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making good-faith effort to correct violation. .500 14. In bedroom adjacent to master bedroom, there are three pipes 7 Days running vertically that have holes in the ceiling where the escutcheons have fallen. Repair escutcheons so that they cover holes in the ceiling around pipes as designed. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making good-faith effort to correct violation. N/A 15. Owner has 30 DAYS to correct all violations listed in this report. N/A Owner must start making good-faith effort(reporting to the Salem Board of Health what actions will be taken in writing, hiring contractors that may be needed, or starting necessary work on his/her own)within the time frame noted beside each violation and within each violations' description. One or more of the above violations may endanger or materially impair the health, safety and well-being of the occupant(s) r Code Enforcement Inspector Este es un document legal importante. Pue q afe a sus derech Puede adquiriruna traduccion de esta forma.