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Home My WebLink About8B Silverleaf Lane inspection reportTown of Yarmouth, MA Inspection Report Inspection: 8B Silverleaf Lane Inspector: Debra Bruinooge Inspection Date: May 11, 2026 Record: Rental Registration #BHR-26-178 Location: 8 SILVER LEAF LN, WEST YARMOUTH, MA 02673 Applicant: David Shaughnessy Rental Inspection Overall Result: Pass Overall Remarks: Met with owner Dave and occupant Cassie for the inspection. At the time of inspection, a new vanity was being installed in the bathroom. Please see below for findings. Checklist: 1. Number of Bedrooms/Measurements Result: Pass Remarks: #1 8.580 X 80450, #2 11.915 X 11.420 2. Maximum Occupancy: Based on septic system capacity, number of bedrooms and bedroom square footage Result: Pass Remarks: 3 3. Basement Result: Pass 4. Electrical Panel Result: Pass 5. A copy of Notice of Occupant's Legal Rights and Responsibilities has been issued to occupant. Result: Pass Remarks: Gave to occupant with my business card 105CMR 410.00 0Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation (State Sanitary Code: Chapter II) Result: Pass 410.100 Kitchen Facilities * Result: Pass 410.110 Bathroom Facilities : Sinks, Toilets, Tubs & Showers * Result: Pass 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 & 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: Not Observed 410.220 Natural and Mechanical Ventilation * Result: Pass 410.230 Owner's Laundering Responsibilities If owner provides bed linens, towels, pillows or mattress Result: Not Observed 410.235 Owner's Installation, Maintenance and Repair Responsibilities * Result: Pass 410.240 Occupant's Installation and Maintenance Responsibilities * Result: Pass 410.250 Asbestos-containing Material * Result: Pass 410.260 Means of Egress * Result: Pass 410.270 Locks * Result: Pass 410.300 Electrical Supply & Illumination * Result: Pass 410.310 Auxiliary Emergency Lighting Systems & Exit Signs For properties with 10 or more units Result: Pass 410.320 Electrical Service Temporary Wiring, Amperage Result: Pass 410.330 Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarms * Result: Pass 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: Fail Remarks: -Rear door is at the end of its useful life, owner states that it will be replaced. (A) An exterior openable window shall be considered weathertight only when: (1) All panes of glass are in place, unbroken and properly sealed; (2) The window sash opens and closes fully without excessive effort; and (3) One of the following conditions is met: air or moisture and the space between the window sash and the prime window frame is no larger than c inch at any point on the perimeter of the sash in the case of double hung windows and 1/16 inch in the case of casement windows; or (b) A storm window is affixed to the prime window frame in such a way as to minimize the infiltration of air or moisture. (B) A door leading from a residence or dwelling unit to the exterior shall be considered to be weathertight only if: (1) All panes of glass are in place, unbroken and properly sealed; (2) The door opens and closes fully without excessive effort; and (3) One of the following conditions is met: (a) The door is sufficiently well-fitted so that it minimizes the infiltration of air or moisture and the space between the door and the prime door frame is no larger than c inch at any point on the sides of the door; or (b) storm door is affixed to the prime door frame in such a way as to minimize the infiltration of air or moisture. (C) Building and structural elements shall be considered weather-tight when all cracks and spaces not part of heating, ventilating, or air conditioning systems are sealed to prevent infiltration of exterior air or moisture. 410.540 Installation of Screens * Result: Fail Remarks: -Pneumatic closer at storm door is missing (C) The owner shall provide and install screen doors for all doorways opening directly to the outside from any dwelling unit or rooming unit where the screen doors will be permitted to slide to the side or open in an outward direction so that: (1) They are in place during the period from April 1st through October 31st in each year; (2) They are 16 mesh per square inch; (3) They are equipped with a SELF CLOSING DEVICE except where the screen is designed to open to the side; and (4) They are tight fitting and prevent the entrance of pests. 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: Fail Remarks: There is a build up of tarped debris and yard waste on the left side of the building that could become harborage. (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; (2) Pests; (3) Potential injury hazards; (4) Conditions contributing to the accumulation of standing water; or (5) Any other condition which affects the health, safety, or well- being of the occupants of any residence or of the general public. (B) Residences. The occupants of any residence shall be responsible for maintaining, in a sanitary condition and free of refuse or other filth or causes of sickness, that part of the residence which they exclusively occupy or control. (C) Common Areas. (1) In any residence, the owner shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition free of refuse or other filth or causes of sickness, that part of the residence which is used in common by all the occupants of a residence and which is not occupied orcontrolled by one occupant exclusively. (2) For common stairways, the occupants shall be responsible for maintaining the landing, porch, or deck adjacent to their dwelling unit in a sanitary condition, free of obstructions, refuse, filth, causes of sickness, or potential injury hazard. (D) Private Passage or Right of Way. The owner of any residence abutting a private passageway or right-of-way owned or used in common with other residence(s) which the owner or the occupants have the right to use, or are in fact using, shall be responsible for maintaining the portion of the property they are using in a sanitary condition free of refuse, other filth or causes of sickness. 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: Not Observed 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: Not Observed 780 CMR 111.5.1 Posting of Use & Occupancy STR Only Result: Not Observed 780 CMR 111.5.2 Required Egress posting STR Only Result: Not Observed 780 CMR Means of Egress STR Only Result: Not Observed 780 CMR R314 & R315 Smoke/CO/Heat STR Only Result: Not Observed 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-05/11/2026-10:15AM