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Inspection Report
Inspection: 14 Albion Inspection
Inspector: Brian Coughlin
Inspection Date: Nov 19, 2024
Record: Rental Registration #BHR-24-856
Location: 12 ALBION ST, WEST YARMOUTH, MA 02673
Applicant: Beach Berry Inn - NancyJohnson
Rental Inspection
Overall Result: Pass
Overall Remarks:
#14 Met with owners' representative for inspection on
10/25/2024. This was an inspection after property was lifted
from condemnation by BOH and extensive work had been
completed. Several items in this unit and common area need
to be completed and re inspected before rental certificate can
be issued. Owner's representative was informed verbally and
was sent a punch list of items that needed to be addressed,
along with photos in report taken on 10/25/2024, via email.
Re inspected on 11/19 with owner's rep present and found
most previous items have been repaired or replaced. Owner's
rep will repair remaining items and send photos within 30
days. A follow up inspection will be scheduled for 2025.
Checklist:
1.
Number of Bedrooms/Measurements
Result: Pass
Remarks:
#1- 9.000 x 11.080 #2- 11.710 x 12.910 BED FOUND IN
BASEMENT- Finished basement area is not an approved room
for sleeping. - Bed has been removed 11/19 Picture taken on
10/25/2024
2.
Maximum Occupancy: Based on septic system capacity, number
of bedrooms and bedroom square footage
Result: Pass
Remarks:
4
3.
Basement
Result: Pass
Remarks:
Low ceiling height in basement staircase
4.
Electrical Panel
Result: Pass
Remarks:
ok
5.
Copy of Tenant's Legal Rights have been issued to tenant.
Result: Pass
105CMR 410.00 0Minimum Standards of Fitness
for Human Habitation
(State Sanitary Code: Chapter II)
Result: Pass
410.100 Kitchen Facilities
*
Result: Pass
Remarks:
Clean microwave fan filter. Cleaned 11/19
410.110 Bathroom Facilities : Sinks, Toilets, Tubs
& Showers
*
Result: Pass
Remarks:
410.120 Approved Toilets
*
Result: Pass
410.130 Water supply
Potable Water/Sanitary Drainage
Result: Pass
410.140 Plumbing Connections
*
Result: Pass
410.150 Hot Water
110-130 °F for faucets & 110-120 °F for bathtubs a & showers
Result: Pass
410.160 Heating Systems
*
Result: Pass
410.170 Venting
*
Result: Pass
410.180 Temperature Requirements
Owner shall proved heat in every habitable room & every room
containing a toilet, shower or bathtub from September 15th
through May 31st. 64° from 11:01 pm to 6:59 am 68° from 7 am
to 11:00 pm
Result: Pass
410.200 Provision and Metering of Electrical or
Gas
*
Result: Pass
410.210 Provision of Oil
*
Result: Skip
410.220 Natural and Mechanical Ventilation
*
Result: Pass
410.230 Owner's Laundering Responsibilities
If owner provides bed linens, towels, pillows or mattress
Result: Skip
410.235 Owner's Installation, Maintenance and
Repair Responsibilities
*
Result: Fail
Remarks:
- Tub to wall joint unsealed -Re sealed 11/19 - Vanity sink top
and backsplash unsealed -Re sealed 11/19 - Common front
entrance door missing threshold and door casing - Second
floor closet top shelf moldy and stained Repainted11/19 -
Staircase has two split / cracked treads Repaired 11/19 - Top
stair nosing trip hazard Removed 11/19 - Thermostat in living
room not secured to wall Repaired 11/19 - Tub and shower wall
joints missing caulking/sealant Re sealed 11/19 - Vanity sink
top and backslash missing caulking/sealant at wall joint Re
sealed 11/19 - Basement staircase needs warning signage for
low ceiling height new sign 11/19 - Construction debris in
unfinished basement area removed 11/19 - Tub is missing
drain plug present 11/19 (Photos Attached 410.235: Owner's
Installation, Maintenance and Repair Responsibilities The
owner shall ensure proper installation, in compliance with
accepted standards, and shall maintain in operable condition
free from leaks, obstructions or other defects, all facilities and
equipment which the owner is required to provide, and all
owner installed equipment: (A) The facilities and equipment
the owner is required to provide include, but are not limited to:
(1) Sinks; (2) Bathtubs and/or showers; (3) Toilets; (4)
Waterheating facilities; (5) Gas pipes; (6) Heating system; (7)
Water pipes; (8) Conventional cooktop and oven, as required
by 105 CMR 410.100 except and to the extent the occupant is
required to provide these items under a written rental
agreement; (9) Catch basins, drains, vents and other similar
supplied fixtures; (10) Connections to water, sewer and gas
lines; (11) Subsurface sewage disposal system, if any; (12)
Electrical light fixtures, switches, outlets and wiring; (13)
Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms as required
by780 CMR: Massachusetts State Building Code and 527 CMR
1.00: Massachusetts Comprehensive Fire Safety Code; (14) All
heating and ventilating equipment; and (15) Refrigerator with
freezer, as required by 105 CMR 410.100, except and to the
extent the occupant is required to provide these items under a
written rental agreement. (B) All owner-installed optional
equipment including, but not limited to: (1) Dishwashers; (2)
Clothes washing machines and dryers; (3) Garbage grinders;
(4) Sub-metering devices designed to measure the usage of
water; (5) Air conditioners; (6) Microwave ovens; and (7)
Range ventilation hoods. Pictures taken on 10/25/2024 before
repairs
410.240 Occupant's Installation and
Maintenance Responsibilities
*
Result: Skip
410.250 Asbestos-containing Material
*
Result: Skip
410.260 Means of Egress
*
Result: Pass
Remarks:
410.260: Means of Egress (3) The occupant shall maintain free
from obstruction all means of egress within their dwelling unit
or rooming unit. Obstructions blocking pathway to front
entrance door Items removed 11/19
410.270 Locks
*
Result: Pass
410.300 Electrical Supply & Illumination
*
Result: Pass
Remarks:
- Kitchen ceiling light fixture missing globe / cover Repaired
11/19 - Second floor hallway ceiling light fixture missing globe
/ cover Repaired 11/19 - No light fixture in common area
Present 11/19 - Common entrance exterior light fixture
missing globe/cover Present 11/19 410.300: continued (C)
Room containing a toilet, bathtub, or shower: One electric light
fixture. (D) Spaces other than habitable rooms, kitchens, or
rooms containing a toilet, bathtub, or shower: (1) Electric light
switches or sensors, and light fixtures in good working order if
light from an adjacent area does not provide sufficient
illumination for the safe and reasonable use of the following
spaces: (a) Laundry; (b) Pantry; (c) Foyer; (d) Hallway; (e)
Stairway; (f) Closet; (g) Storage place; and (h) Cellar; (2)
Electric light switches or sensors, and light fixtures in good
working order shall be installed in the following spaces: (a)
Porch; (b) Deck; (c) Passageway; (d) Exterior stairway; and (e)
Fire escape. (3) In residences containing more than one
dwelling unit or rooming unit, light fixtures in good working
order that are motion-sensor operated, on timers, or always
on to ensure sufficient illumination for the safe and reasonable
use of every shared: (a) Foyer; (b) Hallway; (c) Stairway; (d)
Porch; (e) Deck; (f) Passageway; (g) Exterior stairway; and (h)
Fire escape. (E) Lightbulbs in all required light fixtures in
common areas. (F) Payment of Electrical Service in
Residences Containing Two or Three Dwelling Units. Light
fixtures used to illuminate a common hallway, passageway,
foyer and/or stairway may be wired to the electric service
serving an adjacent dwelling unit, provided that if the occupant
of such dwelling unit is responsible for paying for the electric
service to such dwelling unit: (1) A written rental agreement
shall state the occupant is responsible for paying for light in
the common hallway, passageway, foyer, and/or stairway; and
(2) Any requirement for an occupant to pay for lights in
common areas shall begin only upon commencement of a new
tenancy. Pictures taken on 10/25/2024 before repairs
410.310 Auxiliary Emergency Lighting Systems
& Exit Signs
For properties with 10 or more units
Result: Skip
410.320 Electrical Service
Temporary Wiring, Amperage
Result: Fail
Remarks:
- Open electrical boxes in basement utility area Fixture needs
to be secured 11/19 - Open electrical box on ceiling of finished
basement area 410.320: Electrical Service (A) Temporary
Wiring. (1) No temporary wiring shall be used or made
available for use by any owner or occupant. (2) No owner or
occupant shall place wiring under a rug or other floor covering.
(3) No wiring shall extend through a doorway or other opening
in a structural element. (4) Extension cords which connect
portable electric appliances or fixtures to outlets and which
have an appropriate size rating for the electrical load shall not
be considered temporary wiring. 105 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH 410.320: continued (B) Amperage. The
electrical service supplying each residence shall be of
sufficient amperage to meet the reasonable needs of the
occupants. (C) Exemption for Residences More than 600 Feet
from Electrical Service. The provisions of 105 CMR 410.300,
105 CMR 410.310, and 105 CMR 410.320 regarding the
furnishing of electrical facilities shall apply only if a source of
electricity is available from power lines within 600 feet of the
residence. Picture taken on 10/25/2024
410.330 Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide
Alarms
*
Result: Pass
Remarks:
-Missing smoke detector in unfinished basement area Present
11/19 -No smoke/Co detector in common area Present 11/19
410.400 Owner/Manager Contact Information
and Notice of Occupants' Legal Rights and
Responsibilities
Contact information and postings inside and outside of home
Result: Pass
410.410 Building Identification
*
Result: Pass
410.420
Habitability Requirements
Result: Pass
410.430 Natural Light and Obstructions
*
Result: Pass
410.470 Lead-based Paint Hazards in Residence
*
Result: Pass
410.500 Owner Responsibility to Maintain
Building & Structural Elements
*
Result: Pass
410.510 Occupant 's Responsibility Regarding
Building and Structural Elements
*
Result: Pass
410.520 Protective Railings and Walls
*
Result: Pass
410.530 Weather-tight elements
*
Result: Pass
410.540 Installation of Screens
*
Result: Pass
Remarks:
Rear entrance off deck will need screen
410.550 Elimination of Pests
Owners & Occupants are responsible for the control &
elimination of pests
Result: Pass
Remarks:
None observed
410.560 Refuse
*
Result: Pass
410.570 Maintenance of Areas in a Sanitary and
Safe Condition
*
Result: Pass
Remarks:
410.570: Maintenance of Areas in a Sanitary and Safe
Condition (A) Land. The owner of any parcel of land, vacant or
otherwise, shall be responsible for maintaining such parcel of
land in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition and free from: (1)
Refuse Yard has trash scattered on front side of property - Yard
is still being cleaned up 11/19
410.620 Conduct of Inspections
The need for an additional inspection by a specialized inspector
pursuant to 105 CMR 410.620(A) and the reason that such
inspection is necessary
Result: Pass
410.630 Conditions Deemed to Endanger or
Materially Impair Health and Safety
One or more of the violations cited on this report may materially
impair the health or safety and/or well-being of any person(s)
occupying the premises
Result: Pass
780 CMR 111.5.1 Posting of Use & Occupancy
STR Only
Result: Skip
780 CMR 111.5.2 Required Egress posting
STR Only
Result: Skip
780 CMR Means of Egress
STR Only
Result: Skip
780 CMR R314 & R315 Smoke/CO/Heat
STR Only
Result: Skip
R314 & R315 Smoke/CO/Heat Detectors
STR Only
Result: Skip
This inspection report is signed and certified
under the pains and penalties of perjury.
Inspector's signature, date and time
Result: Pass
Remarks:
Debra Bruinooge, Brian Coughlin 10/25/2024 2:30pm
11/19/2024 10:00am