§ 17

Citation: § 17 (c)
Parent Document: Worcester Rev. Ords. ch. 8
Jurisdiction: Worcester (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.worcesterma.gov/city-clerk/document-center/revised-ordinances-200... ↗

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(c) Removal of Nuisance. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property in the city
to violate any one or number of the property standards contained in section (b) and any such
property in violation shall be deemed to be a public nuisance. The commissioner of
inspectional services, the building commissioner, the director of housing, the director of
health inspections or the fire chief shall declare the property a public health nuisance and
order the property owner to remove nuisances listed in §42 (b)(2), (b)(4), and (b)(5) within
five days and nuisances listed in §42 (b)(1) and (b)(3) within 24 hours, 10 days or five days
after service of notice of the violation. Such notice shall be served in accordance with G.L. c.
111, § 124. The notice shall contain the following information:
         (1) The street address and description of the property sufficient for identification of
         the property.
         (2) A statement that the property has been declared a public nuisance because of the
         presence of a nuisance on the property.
         (3) A concise description of the conditions on the property that have lead to the
         determination that the property is a public nuisance.
         (4) A statement that the nuisance shall be removed from the property within either 24
         hours, 10 days or five days (depending on type of nuisance as noted above) from
         service of the notice and that if the owner fails to remove the nuisance within the time

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