7 ORANGE STREET CONDEMNATION ORDER LETTER r.
CITY OF SALEM, MA.SSACHUSETTS
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BOARD OF HEALTH
98 WASHINGTON STREET,3RD FLOOR PublicHealth
SALEM,MA 01970 Pre"n€.Promote.Protest,
TEL. (978) 741-1800
KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL healthCJ.salem.com DAVID GIZEENBAUM,RS
MAYOR HEALTH AGENT
November 18, 2020
Roy Stella
7 Orange Street#2
Salem, MA 01970
Re: 7 Orange Street#2
Salem, MA 01970
Dear Sir or Madam:
At the request of our landlord, Scott Perry, the Salem Board of Health visited your apartment located at 7
Orange Street#2, Salem, MA on Monday, November 16, 2020. As you were not home, however, I observed
the front living area and the back kitchen area from the hallways. At that time, I observed several conditions
that would be deemed to materially impair health and safety of the occupants.
These include:
• The front living area is cluttered with a large quantity of combustible items.
• The egress doors are blocked in a way that prevents exit in the case of emergency.
• There is trash and debris littering the apartment.
• The kitchen is completely covered in rotting food and trash.
• The stove is encrusted with rotting food.
• There is what appears to be human feces on the kitchen floor.
Additionally, the police department has issued a report and provided photos of the conditions in the unit.
Based upon these observations, the information provided by the police department and in
accordance with Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 111, Sections 127A and 127 B and 105 CMR:
410.000: Chapter II, State Sanitary Code, Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation 105
CMR 410.831, the Board of Health determines that the danger to the life or health of occupants is so
immediate, condemnation is ordered immediately to the entire dwelling and the hearing requirements
of 105 CMR 410.831 B and C are waived. All occupants of the dwelling are ordered to vacate the
dwelling immediately. If any person refuses to leave the dwelling they may be forcibly removed by
the Board of Health or by local police authorities on the request of the Board of Health.
No dwelling or portion thereof, which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation, shall
again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from, and the Board of Health removes
such placard. No person shall deface or remove the placard, except the Board of Health shall remove it
whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placard action was based have been
eliminated.
Should you be aggrieved by this Order, you have the right to request a hearing before the Board of Health. A
request for such a hearing must be received in writing in this office of the Board of Health within seven (7)
days of receipt of this Order. At said hearing, you will be given the 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 information in the possession
of this Board, and that any adverse party has the right to be present at the hearing.
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Cc: Salem Police Department
Salem Fire Department
Building Commissioner
Victoria Caldwell,Assistant City Solicitor
Landlord