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159 BRIDGE STREET UNIT 2 HOUSING LETTER 9-22-2022 i CITY OF SALEM MASSACHUSETTS ` BOARD OF HEALTH 98 WASHINGTON STREET 3'D FLOOR PublicHealth � Prevent.Promote.Protect. TEL. (978) 741-1800 KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL health Cilsalem.com DAVID GREENBAUM,f MAYOR HEALTH AGENT September 22,2022 Western Avenue Real Estate Trust Attn: Fawwaz Abu-Rubyah 144 Western Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 VIA CERTIFIED MAIL: 7012 2720 0000 5479 1605 Dear Sir/Madam: In accordance with Chapter 111,Sections 127A and 127E 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 159 Bridge Street Unit 2 permitted by occupant Mary Rose conducted by Jeffrey Barosy,Sanitarian on September 16,2022 at 9:00am. Notice: if this rental unit is occupied by a child or children under the age of 6 years, it is the property owners 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an opportunity to be heard and to present witness and documentary evidence as to why this Order should be modified or withdrawn.You may be represented by an attorney.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 he Boa• of Health Recay To: David Greenbaum,.__ greysy Health Agent cc: Tenant f* t}y rr CITY OF SALEM MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF HEALTH 98 WASHINGTON STREET 3'D FLOOR PublicHealth � Prevent.Promote.Protect. TEL. (978) 741-1800 KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL health@salem.com DAVID GREENBAUM,RS MAYOR HEALTH AGENT State Sanitary Code, Chapter II: 105 CMR 410.000 Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation Occupant: Mary Rose Occupant Phone: 774-810-9233 Occupant Address: 159 Bridge Street Unit 2 Salem, MA 01970 Owner Address: 144 Western Avenue Owner/Manager: Western Avenue Real Estate Cambridge, MA 02139 Trust Attn: Fawwaz Abu-Rubyah Inspection Date: September 16, 2022 Inspection Time: 9:00am Conducted By: Jeffrey Barosy Accompanied By: Occupant (Mary Rose) S peF cified Time Rena. #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 .351 1. Bedroom off living room lacks covers for outlets. Provide covers for outlets in this room. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making a good-faith effort to correct violation. 7 Days .482 2. Bedroom off living room has a smoke detector that can't stay in its designated spot on the ceiling. Repair smoke detector so it can stay attached to the ceiling in its designated spot as designed. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making agood-faith effort to correct violation. 24 Hours 451 3. The doorway leading from the living room to the room where the front egress is located is locked. Remove the lock from this doorway's door so access to the front egress remains unobstructed. Owner has 24 HOURS to start making a ood-faith effort to correct violation. 7 Days .501 4. On top floor the window in the storage room to the left of the stairs when walking upstairs has a window with a missing bottom sash. Provide a bottom sash for this window. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making a good- faith effort to correct violation. 7 Days .482 5. The front common stairway has smoke detector that does not work. .750 (N) Repair this smoke detector. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making a good- faith effort to correct violation. The City's Fire Department has been notified. 7 Days .500 6. In the front common stairway, the door leading to outside is surrounded by glass panels. A few of these glass panels are either broken or cracked. Repair broken and cracked glass panels. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making agood-faith effort to correct violation. 7 Days .501 7. Kitchen window above sink has top sash that does not fit in its frame properly, allowing it to sag and leave a gap near the toga of the window. Repair window so sashes open and close with ease and are weather tight when closed. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making a good-faith effort to correct violation. 24 Hours .500 8. Kitchen walls above cabinets show signs of water damage with warped wallpaper. Find cause of water leak and repair. Repair warped wallpaper. Owner has 24 HOURS to start making a good-faith effort to correct violation. _ 7 Days .190 9. Hot water in kitchen sink has a temperature of 138*F. Hot water in bathroom sink has a temperature of 134*F. Re-adjust hot water so that it sustains temperatures between 110*F and 130*F. Owner has 7 DAYS to start making agood-faith effort to correct violation. NIA 10. Owner has 30 DAYS to correct all violations listed in this report. Owner N/A 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) i Code Enforcement Inspector ' Este es un document legal importante. Pue e e cte sus de chos. Puede adquiriruna traduccion de esta forma. I y � i -. 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