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Boston Mun. Code § 16-56

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Boston Mun. Code § 16-56
Jurisdiction
Boston (municipal)
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(2) Upon finding a valid complaint, Boston Police Department personnel shall make a record of the incident and shall keep, within the Department’s control, a record of the number of incidents which occur in said dwelling unit within a property, particular property or location; and

(3) After four valid complaint incidents have occurred in a 12-month period relating to the occupancy of a dwelling unit within a property, on a particular property or at a specific location, the Police Commissioner, or his or her designee, may notify the Chair of the Mayor’s Task Force on Problem Properties and shall submit to the Chair the all-calls report relating to Police response at said dwelling, particular property or location.

(C) Duties of the Task Force.

(1) The Chair shall create a master file of all information received from the Commissioner pertaining to that dwelling unit, particular property or location and shall discuss said information with the members of the Task Force at a monthly meeting held at City Hall.

(2) If a specific address falls within the definition of a problem property, the Chair of the Task Force shall notify, in writing, the property owner by regular and certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the property owner’s residence or usual place of business that is on record at the Assessor’s Office. The Task Force notification shall identify:

(a) The property owner and list the specific address that has been designated a problem property;

(b) The number of valid complaint incidents which have occurred on said property within a 12-month period;