(5) Safe. Rental units must be delivered free of conditions which may endanger or materially impair the health or safety and well being of an occupant, pursuant to 105 CMR 410.750. These conditions include, but are not limited to, failure to provide heat; failure to provide adequate exits; failure to provide a toilet; the existence of structural or other defects that may expose the occupant or anyone else to fire, burns, shock, accident or other dangers; or impairment to health or safety.
(C) Enforcement process.
(1) To seek relief under this Section, a new tenant shall request an inspection within 24 hours of moving into a rental dwelling unit. Inspectional Services will cause that rental unit to be inspected no later than two business days of receiving the request.
(2) The scope of an inspection conducted pursuant to this Section shall be limited to the requirements of this Section, and the inspection results will be noted on an approved inspection form developed for the purposes of this Section. If the inspection reveals one or more violations of this Section, said violation shall be cited and enforced under this Section and under the commonwealth’s Sanitary Code, 105 CMR 410. The cited property owner or Agent shall be provided with no less than 24 hours and no more than 14 days to correct said violations, and said violation shall be considered as one offense, punishable by a fine of up to $300, or up to the maximum fine allowed by law, if that amount is higher than $300.