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Nicholas Brown,Esq.
nicholas.brown@forthepeople.com Legal Assistant:Gregory Rowe
155 Federal Street,Suite 1502 gregory.rowe@forthepeople.com
Boston,MA 02110
Tel. (617)912-5096
Fax (857)221-4013
September 11, 2026
VIA EMAIL TO (SProvos(aiyarmouth.ma.us)AND FAX TO 508-760-3472, 508-398-0836:
Yarmouth Board of Health
Sara Provos, Administrative Assistant
1146 Route 28,
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
Town of Yarmouth Building Department
1146 Route 28,
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
Fax: 508-398-0836
The 2017 public records law explicitly states that requests should be made in writing and
delivered to the records access officer by hand, first-class mail, or email. G.L. c. 66, §
10(a)(iii) (effective January 1,2017).
RE: Public Records Request for 817 Route 28, Yarmouth, MA 02664
Dear Records Access Officers:
Please accept this letter as a formal request for public records pursuant to the
Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, § 10.
Our office respectfully requests copies of all public records in the possession. custody,
or control of the Town of Yarmouth's Board of Health and Building Inspector's Department
relating to the residence located at 817 Route 28, Yarmouth, MA 02664. (Hereafter. the
"Premises")
This request includes, but is not limited to, the following categories of records:
• Any and all municipal inspector reports from 1/1/2020—9/11/2026;
• All housing/sanitary inspection files from 1/1/2020—9/11/2026 for the subject
premises. including inspection reports, completed housing inspection forms, field notes,
inspector narratives, checklists, photographs. videos, audio, reinspection reports, and
inspection scheduling records,
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• Any and all notices of violation, orders, citations, tickets, fines, and enforcement
records, from January 1. 2020, through the present, pertaining to the subject premises,
including findings, fees assessed, and violations noted, from the Building Department;
• Any and all notices of violation, orders, citations, tickets, fines, and enforcement
records, from January 1. 2020, through the present, pertaining to the subject premises.
including findings, fees assessed. and violations noted, from the Board of Health/Health
Department;
• All housing complaints and service requests including 311 referrals, online
submissions. telephone-call logs, mails, voicemails, complaint intake notes, complaint
IDs, and communications identifying the complainant or address - from 1/1/2020—
9/11/2026 relative to the Premises held by the Board of Health/Health Department and
Building Department.
• Applications, supporting materials, inspection reports, hearing notices, meeting
minutes, approvals, denials. enforcement notices, violation notices, and any other
related documentation concerning licenses, permits, or authorizations on file with the
building inspector for the subject premises from.January 1, 2020, through the present;
• Complete reinspection and compliance history, including all "closed," "resolved."
"unable to inspect," "no violation." and "case closed" records for the subject Premises
from 1/1/2020 to present;
• Pest-specific or environmental-health records held by the Board of Health and Building
Inspector's Department from 1/1/2020—Present for the subject Premises, including
rodent, cockroach, vermin, trash/sanitation, moisture/mold, unsafe condition, and
animal/insect infestation complaints. investigations, photographs, and enforcement
records; and
• Records of referrals to or from other agencies from the Building
Inspector/Commissioner's Office, including to the Board of Health, local Housing
Authority/Authorities, HUD, fire, police, child-protection services, and state
housing/public-health agencies pertaining to the subject premises in the custody of
Building Department from 1/1/2020 - present.
If any responsive records are available in electronic form, we request that they be produced
electronically, preferably by email. in order to reduce copying costs and facilitate prompt
delivery.
Please provide an estimated timeline for fulfillment of this request. Additionally, before
incurring any substantial cost, please advise of any applicable fees for searching, reviewing,
redacting, or producing the requested records, and please include instructions regarding
acceptable methods of payment.
If any portion of this request is denied, please identify the specific legal basis for the denial
and produce all segregable non-exempt portions of otherwise responsive records.
If clarification would assist in locating responsive documents or narrowing the scope of
this request for efficiency, please contact me using the information below.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. We appreciate your assistance and look
forward to your response.
Very Truly Yours,
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/s/Gregory Rowe
Gregory Rowe
CC: Joanna Bilotta-Simeone, City Clerk
jbilatta@fitchburgma.gov
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