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Revere Board of Health orders partial condemnation of units at 70 Highland Street
Summary
The Revere Board of Health voted 3-0 to condemn four illegally created units at 70 Highland Street after inspections found code violations including inadequate egress, unpermitted units and fire hazards; tenants in the illegal units have been relocated and owners agreed to remediation plans.
The Revere Board of Health voted unanimously March 20 to issue a partial condemnation order for four illegally created dwelling units at 70 Highland Street, citing violations of building, fire and health codes that endanger occupants.
Outside counsel for the city, Attorney Anthony Bronco, told the board that inspections by the city’s safe housing team found illegal units in the basement and third floor and multiple fire and egress violations, and read the applicable condemnation regulation to justify the order.
Bronco said the city’s inspections found two illegal basement units with insufficient egress and no fire protection, two small third-floor units with locks on doors and other unsafe conditions, low ceilings in some rooms and an untested steel fire escape. “When you find violations like…
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