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RIE KARPARIS,R.N.
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413 587-1264
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"MINIMUM STANDARDS OFF FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION AT: CODE
270 Bridge St, 2"floor, Northampton
DATE: February 4, 2002
ORDER ADDRESSED TO: Maxine 2 ne Young l River Rd.
COPYSouth Deerfield, MA 01373
COPIES OF REPORT TO: 2700 Bridge St., 2ntl floor
Northampton, MA 01060
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NORTHAMPTON BOARD OF HEALTH
City Hall, 210 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Tel #: (413) S
7he 0 Northampton BNorthampton,I MA the premises at 25C parcel 63 ),
r0 om a Street
with x compliance with Chapter II of the State Sanitary Code.
'his letter will certify that the inspections revealed violations listed below,
which are serious enough as to occupantr a.terially impair
iealth, safety, and well-being of
Under authority of Chapter III, Section 127 of the Massachusetts General
to
Laws, and Chapter II of the State Sanitary Code,y ou are hereby ordered
within 24 hours of the receipt rof this horderowing violations
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Inadequate heat, at 12:30 p.m. on
214102,the following temperatures
were recorded in the apartment:
Kitchen - 63.3°F, the radiators
Living room—62.8 ° F ,
were cold in all rooms.
Inspection of the premises was made on
12:30 p.m.
If you have any questions regarding this
of Health office.
Very truly yours,
REMEDY
Adjust the heating system to provide a
minimums from 7: 00 a.m. to
11.00pm. and 64 FFfrom11:01 qm
to 6:59 a.m. in all habitable rooms in
the apartment
Feb. 4, 2
002 at approximately
abatement order contact the Board
Peter J. McErlain
Health Agent
Northampton Board of Health
This inspection report is signed and certified under the pains and penalties
of perjury.
CERTIFIED MAIL# P 7001 2510 0004 8173 4948
HE FOLLOWING I IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE LEGAL
NEDIES TENANTS MAY USE
GET HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS
ENT WITHHOLDING(GENERAL LAWS,CHAPTER 239,SECTION BA)
Code Violations are not being corrected you may be entitled to hold back your rent payments.
'ou can do this without being evicted if:
A. You can prove that your dwelling unit or common areas contain code violations which are
serious enough to landlo d knew about then violations before impair safety and that your
you were bind in rent
B. You did not cause the violations and they can be repaired while you continue to live in the III
building or apartment.
C. You are prepared to pay any portion of the rent into court if a judge orders you to pay it.
(For this it is best to put rent money aside in a safe place.)
REPAIR AND DEDUCT(GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 111,SECTION 127L)
The law sometimes allows you to use your rent money to make the repairs yourself. If your local it
code enforcement agency certifies that there are code violations which seriously endanger or
the impair violations,you may
able to use this lremedy.nIfthe owner fails to has
beginreceived
neces necessary repairsof
the oen er into y Y
(repairsnwithin fourteen days contract
fter the notice you can use up to four months' rent in any one year
to make the repair.
RETALIATORY IATORY RENT INCREASES OR EVICTIONS PROHIBITED(GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER
186,SECTION 18 AND CHAPTER 239,SECTION 2A)
The owner may not increase your rent or evict you In retaliation for making a complaint to the
local enforcement agency about code violations. If the owner raises your rent or tries to evict .
within six for the increase oraevicton which is unrelated complaint
your complaint.'I You may be able to sue the
on
landlord for damages if he or she tried this.
Theo cup VET the Board of Health CHAPTER ton,SECTIONS or C-H)
Superior Co rt to
may spend
The occupants and/or SHIP (Ge Board of LAWS
C may ER 111 the TIONS or Superior Court to allow rent
The receiver is not subject to
as mbe uch paid into the rent rather than to the owner.to correct The court may appoint
much of the rent money as is needed to correct the violation(s).
a spending limitation of four months'rent.
5. BREACH OF WARRANTY OR HABIT
You may be entitled to sue your landlord to have all or some of your rent returned if your dwelling
unit does not meet minimum standards of human habitability.
6 UN—AIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES(GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 93A)
Renting an apartment with code violations is a violation of the Consumer Protection Regulations
for which you may sue an owner.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ABOVE IS JUST A SUMMARY ADVISABLE THAT YOU DECIDE
CTION OF IS BEFORE
SHOULD CONTACT YOU U THE NEAREST
AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU CANNOT�AF ORD AT ATTORNEY,ACTION,R
LEGAL SERVICES OFFICE WHICH IS: 584 -4034
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL SERVICES
20 HAMPTON AVENUE, SUITE 100, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060
HEARING
have person right m st seek a modification peUoon for a hearing before the accomplish a of
Lion, a person must filed in writing a petition
must be filed on time in accordance with the regulations below:
y person or persons upon whom any order has been served pursuant to any
gulation of this code (except for an order issued after the requirements of
:gulation 33.2 have been satisfied); provided, such petition must be filed within
ven days after the day the ordered was served;
iy person aggrieved by the failure of any inspector(s) or other personnel of the
Dard of Health:
to inspect upon request any premises as required under this code;
provided, such petition must be filed within thirty days after such
inspection was requested; or
to issue a report on an inspection as required by this code; provided,
such petition must be filed within thirty days after the inspection; or
upon an inspection to find violations of this Article where such violations
are claimed to exist or to certify that a violation or combination of
violations may endanger or materially impair the health or safety and well-
being of the occupant(s) of the premises; provided, such petition must be
filed within thirty days after receipt of the inspection report; or
4. to issue an order as required by Regulation 33.1; provided, that such
petition must be filed within thirty days after the receipt of the inspection
report.
erson upon whom this order has been served, or any person aggrieved by the
of the inspector to perform as enumerated above, has the right to be
sented at a hearing and any adverse party has a right to appear at said hearing.
IC DOCUMENTS
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.elevant inspection or investigation reports, orders, notices, and other
mentary information in the possession of the Board of Health are open for
action and may be copied for a fee.
EDIES AND PENALTIES
of the Inspection Report contains a brief summary of some legal remedies tenants
use in order to get also subjects the person ordered to violations
criminal fine ofFnot less othan comply
en ($10.00)
ars, nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars for each day's failure to comply
this order.
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Anna Waltman < hamPtaltma9o' esmith@northamptonma.gov
To: dwasiuk @northamptonma.gov, esmith @northamptonma.gov
Hi Inspectors Daniel and it but I'm a much more eloquent writer than speaker when I'm upset, so I am sending you this information via
I think I've left messages wit both of you today,
email.
I have rented the downstairs apartment in a so-unit house at 270 Bridge St. for the last three years. Up until this summer, there were no problems. In late June,
our sewage lines became totally blocked by tree roots, causing a massive flood of raw sewage in the basement,which we had used for storage for several years
with no problems. The sewage flood damaged most of our stored belongings. The landlords initially told me they would call a cleaning service after the flood had
been allowed to dry (the advice of growing throughout the basement,the
as we
ll as cardboard boxes thatpwere still waterlogged with tsewage.downstairs over
sendbyoru photos.ekend and discovered mold
When I contacted the landlord to ask about having the basement cleaned out, she asked us to remove all of our damaged belongings ourselves and said that
someone could come in and sanitize after that had happened. None of the tenants feel safe handling materials that have been mouldering in sewage all summer.
Furthermore:
more than one way by the roots.After 48 hours of processing time,water
test past rned up a strong 1positive fore oll bacteria. I have attached a copy of compromised
positive test as well as test instructions; the yellow color of the water sample indicates the presence of fecal bacteria.
We would like to have the city come out and take a look at the basement, and also test the tap water in both apartments in the house.This is a very scary
situation.We're mostly a house of graduate students on limited incomes, and we just signed a new lease(I am in the process of obtaining legal counsel...had I new known htewter a co tamiinat Pearlier, (reach absolutely st uiey not
oil address o signed a phone at lease).Any h 196 th city can offer in resolving this situation would be greatly s Many thanks in advance,
Anna
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Northampton Board of Health
City Hall , 210 Main Street
Northampton , MA 01060
Tel if : 1413 ) 586-6350 x214
e Northampton Board of Health has inspected the premises at
25C
rid F1 270 Brid' Street
compliancemwith Chapter Its ofaThe State
reel 63
nitary Code .
its letter will certify
that the inspections revealed violations
.sted below, which are serious enough as to endan„
aerially impair the health, safety, and well-being of the
:cupants .
rider authority of Chapter III , Section 127 of the Massachusetts
eneral Laws , and Chapter II of the State Sanitary Code , you are
ereby ordered to make a good faith effort to correct the
ollowing violations within TWENTY FOUR HOURS of the receipt
f this order :
.TIO?i
S4 No exterior porch
back side porch &
VIOLATION
Install an approved light
REMEDN
light
steps .
for
50 No electrical a in
living room,
51 ( 1 ) Bathroom tub cold water
faucet handle is missing; hot
water faucet handle is very
loose.
( 2) Kitchen ceiling light
fixture hanging loosely
electrical wires .
( 3 ) Living room ceiling light
fixture hanging loosely from
electrical wires.
(4 ) Kitchen outlet being used
for the refrigeration prong
does not have a
outlet . (Adapter in use) .
, 430 The following windows have
lacking mechanisms missing ,
broken, or not operational :
( 1 ) Side living room window
( 2 ) Front living room window
( 3 ) Front bedroom side window
(4 ) Front bedroom back window
( 5 ) Back bedroom side window
( 6 ) Back stairwell window
this side of the porch.
Install an approved electri-
cal outlet in this room.
( 1 ) Repair/replace both de-
fective handles according to
approved plumbing procedures .
( 2 ) Secure ceiling light
fixture to the ceiling .
for
( 3 ) Secure ceiling
fixture to the ceiling .
light
(4) Install an approved out-
let for refrigerator cord.
Repair/replace all defective
or missing locking mechanisms
so that all lock windows
noted
will properly
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( 1 ) Entry door from the front
stairwell into partment
bedroom cannot e tenant.
locked by
( 2 ) Entry door from the front
stairwell into the apartment
walk-in closet cannot be
benpro -
perly locked by
Battery operated smoke detec-
tor is not operational at this
time .
( 1 ) Bathroom window with sash
cord broken and upper right
window pane cracked.
( 2) Living room side window
is ill-fitted; sash cord is
missing ; window does not open
and close easily .
( 3 ) Front bedroom side win-
dows with sash cords missing .
( 4 ) Back bedroom front left
window with upper right window
pane cracked.
Attic window pane at the
of the stairs has a miss-
window pane .
( 5 )
top
ing
( 1 ) Equip this entry door
with an approved locking
mechanism.
( 2 ) Eliminate this entry to
the apartment , or otherwise ,
equip door with an approved
locking mechanism.
Repair smoke detector so as
to be operational .
( 1 ) Repair sash cord and re-
place cracked window pane ,
( 2 ) Install sash cord and
repair window so as to be
easily opened and closed.
( 6 ) Kitchen ceiling is split;
cracking; deteriorated from
chronic moisture exposure from
above .
( 7 ) Living room ceiling with
peeling and flaking surfaces .
( S ) Front bedroom ceiling
with peeling and flaking sur-
faces .
( 9 ) Brick chimney on top of
the roof is badly deteriorated
and in need repair. . .Bricks
rickf
falling off onto
and down into the yard.
0 Install sash cords for
both windows in this bedroom.
bo
( 4) Replace cracked window
pane.
( 5 ) Install a window pane
in this window where the pane
is missing .
( 6 ) Repair source of damaged
seepage ; repair
section of the ceiling .
( 7 )
ing surfaces and refinish
ceiling .
( g ) Scrape peeling and flak-
ing surfaces and refinish
ceiling .
( 9) Repair/replace chimney
so as to eliminate any safety
or structural hazard.
Scrape peel
ng and flak-
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( 10) The root system of trees
located in close pro;imitou to
the house are g o
the foundation and into the
basement .
( 11) Exterior gutters are
missing or are so badly
deteriorated as to be non-
functional .
( 12 ) Exterior roofs are badly
deteriorated and in need of
extensive repairs .
0 Considerable rodent droppings
noted throughout the attic .
which Remove
are re growings trees
into the
w
whi
basement.
and deterio rated l
orated gutters .
( 12 ) Repair roofs to
be watertight sound.
and structurally
Contact a professional exter-
minator and contract to have
rodents treated
and rodent to
dent harborage.
Should present tenants vacate the premises , this dwelling unit
be relet until all violations listed in this order have been
zted to the satisfaction of the Board of Health• please contact
regarding this abatement order, p
u have any questions
oard of Health Office .
truLy'Yours , /
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1 E. Kochan
Lary Inspector
aampton Board of Health
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