38B-006 Mass Building Code HazardsGL 143, Section 6:
Section 6. The local inspector, immediately upon being informed by report or otherwise that a
building or other structure or anything attached thereto or connected therewith in that city or
town is dangerous to life or limb…..shall inspect the same; and he shall forthwith in writing notify
the owner, lessee or mortgagee in possession…..to make it safe if it appears to him to be
dangerous….. If it appears that such structure would be especially unsafe in case of fire, it shall
be deemed dangerous within the meaning hereof, and the local inspector may affix in a
conspicuous place upon its exterior walls a notice of its dangerous condition, which shall not be
removed or defaced without authority from him.
Mass Building Code 780 CMR, Section 102:
102.8 Maintenance of Existing Buildings and Structures. All buildings and structures and
all parts thereof, both existing and new, and all systems and equipment therein which are
regulated by this code shall be maintained in a safe, operable and sanitary condition. All service
equipment, means of egress, devices and safeguards which are required in a building or
structure, or which were required by a previous statute in a building or structure, when erected,
altered or repaired, shall be maintained in good working order.