2023 Sanitary code changes – if your rental is condemned what happens to your tenants – image 4 license public domain w_800

This is a screen shot of the tracked changes version of the new state sanitary code, after three rounds of revisions. It reads: Section D: If any person refuses to leave a residence or portion thereof which has been ordered condemned and vacated and has been placarded in accordance with M.G.L. c. 111 section 127B and 105 CMR 410.640 through 410.930, such person may be forcibly removed by the board of health or by state or local police authorities upon request of the board of health. Section E: When a residence or portion thereof has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation and the occupant of a condemned dwelling unit or rooming unit is not the owner of the residence, the owner shall provide comparable, suitable housing for the occupant for the following time period, or whichever is shortest: 1: The remaining term of the lease or rental period; 2: Such time as the residence is deemed suitable for habitation by the board of health; 3: Such time as the occupant finds alternative, permanent housing and voluntarily terminates tenancy.

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