16 EDEN STREET HOUSING COURT DOCUMENTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX, ss: HOUSING COURT DEPARTMENT
NORTHEAST DIVISION
Civil Action No.
ATTORNEY GENERAL for the COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS and the CITY OF SALEM,
Petitioners,
V.
U.S. BANK,N.A.,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS
OF THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, as
the owner of the property located at 16 Eden Street, Salem,
Massachusetts,
Respondent.
AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID GREENBAUM
I, DAVID GREENBAUM, for my affidavit under oath state:
1. I am currently employed as the health agent for the City of Salem since January 30,2019.
2. In this capacity, I am authorized and mandated to have properties inspected and enforce
ordinances,rules, and regulations under the Massachusetts State Sanitary Code, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, 105 CMR 400.00—410.00 (the"Code").
3. I am familiar with the facts underlying the conditions at the residential property located at 16
Eden Street, Salem, Massachusetts (the "Property"),which is the subject of the receivership
petition by the Attorney General and the City of Salem in the captioned matter, as set forth in
this affidavit.
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4. The Board of Health received complaints from residents of Salem regarding conditions and
possible violations at this Property.
5. The Property is a single-family residential dwelling.
6. Upon information and belief,the Property has been vacant since the house fire that occurred
at the Property on December 10, 2019.
7. Inspections of the exterior of this property were conducted on July 7, 2021, August 12, 2021,
November 12, 2021. ,
8. During the July 7, 2021 inspection of the Property, I observed conditions present that created
an imminent health hazard and public health nuisance, which caused me to issue a Violations
Order on the same day directing the owner to abate these nuisance conditions and take
positive action to repair property to habitable condition. See Exhibit A(a true and accurate
copy of Violations Letter and Order to Abate, dated July 7, 2021).
9. On or about December 1, 2021,the City of Salem was carbon copied on letters from the
Attorney General's Office informing the owner and interest holders of the violations present
at the Property and the Attorney General's intent to seek receivership if the violations were
not remedied.
10. I have continued to monitor the Property and have not seen the above-mentioned violations
addressed since this letter.
11. The Property, in its present condition, is unfit for human habitation and has the potential to
endanger or materially impair the health, safety, and well-being of occupants,neighbors,
and/or the public.
12. Unless action is taken immediately, the conditions will continue unabated, and the public will
continue to face risks to its safety.
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13. Attached as Exhibit B are miscellaneous photographs of the Property accurately representing
its condition on July 7, 2021, the date of my last visit.
Signed under pains and penalties of perjury this Bch day o February 2022.
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David Green aum
Health Agent
City of Salem
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AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID GREENBAUM
EXHIBIT A
Violations Letter and Order to Abate, dated July 7, 2021
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AFFIDAVIT OF DAVID GREENBAUM
EXHIBIT B
Photographs representing the Conditions of the Property, dated July 7, 2021
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