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Council amends and enrolls rental‑inspection and lead‑pipe ordinances to strengthen enforcement

Malden City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary

Council amended and enrolled an ordinance to create an annual rental registry with inspections and a companion ordinance tying rental-unit status to lead‑service‑line certification; amendments were approved and both papers were enrolled by unanimous roll call.

The council amended and enrolled two ordinances intended to strengthen oversight of rental housing and accelerate lead‑service‑line remediation.

The first ordinance creates an annual registry of rental units and requires landlords to register units and to designate a local resident agent within 25 miles if they are absentee owners. The program…

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