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16-57.8   Verifiable and Certified Inspection.
   (A)   (1)   In order for a property to be removed from the problem properties list by the Problem Properties Task Force, an owner must file with the Inspectional Services Department a sworn statement following an inspection certifying that the property is in compliance with the minimum standards of human habitability for a residential dwelling as set forth in the commonwealth’s Sanitary Code, being 105 CMR 400 and 410, as it may be adopted or amended from time to time. The inspection shall be performed and the sworn statement shall be signed by an Authorized Inspector which shall be defined as a person who:
         (a)   Is a commonwealth-registered Sanitarian or a commonwealth-certified Health Officer or a commonwealth-certified Home Inspector;
         (b)   Has demonstrated a proficiency in the application of the commonwealth’s Sanitary Code by satisfactorily completing the ISD certificate program for qualifying authorized professionals to perform inspections under Subsection 9-1.3; and
         (c)   Has been issued a certificate of completion upon payment to ISD of $125.
      (2)   An authorized inspector shall be prohibited from charging more than 133% of the fee charged by the city for an inspection performed under this Section.
   (B)   This Section shall not apply to problem properties which have been designated due to valid Police complaints.
(CBC 1985 16-57.8; Ord. 2011 c. 10)
16-57.9   Receivership.
   Should the owner of a property placed on the problem properties list not respond to the Problem Properties Task Force notification within 60 days, the Inspectional Services Department is authorized to petition the Housing Court for the appointment of a receiver to rehabilitate that property.
(CBC 1985 16-57.9; Ord. 2011 c. 10)
16-57.10   Reporting.
   The Inspectional Services Department shall, no later than three months after the one-year anniversary of the enactment date of this Section, dispatch to the Mayor and Boston City Council’s Committee on Government Operations, a report on all problem properties that were on the problem properties list during the preceding year.
(CBC 1985 16-57.10; Ord. 2011 c. 10)
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