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Abatement board pauses enforcement at 334 Bodowin/Bodoni Street for 30 days to allow repairs
Summary
The Abatement Appeals Board continued an abatement order for the property at 334 Bodowin/Bodoni Street for 30 days after owners and their contractor said repairs are underway; DBI had asked that the appeal be denied and fees imposed. The board requested an inspection and update at the April 17 meeting.
The Abatement Appeals Board continued an order of abatement for the property identified in the record as 334 Bodowin/Bodoni Street for 30 days to allow owners to complete ongoing repairs, the board decided on March 20.
Department of Building Inspection (DBI) staff told the board the notice of violation for the case was issued in 2016 and recommended that the board "deny the appeal and pull the order of abatement with all fees incurred and without abeyance." Appellate counsel Shoshana Rafael, representing the owner, said the owners have undertaken repeated repairs over several years and asked for more time because "we anticipate that the repairs will be completed within the next 10 days, weather permitting." Contractor Louis Bueller told the board the building is old and the leaks have recurred in multiple locations.
Tenant Dr. Eric Cabral, who said he has lived at the address since June 2014, urged the board to deny the appeal and remain with enforcement, describing repeated leaking and providing a private inspector's report and photographs. "The repair work has been shoddy, unprofessional," Cabral said, and offered photographic evidence to the board.
After questioning on report dates and evidence, commissioners balanced concern for the tenant's habitability with recognition that repairs were in progress. The board adopted a motion to continue the case to the board's next meeting on April 17, with DBI asked to perform an inspection and the appellant required to report on repair progress. The motion carried unanimously.
The board’s action is procedural: it does not remove the NOV or the abatement order but delays final enforcement so DBI can verify whether repairs render the property compliant. The next scheduled hearing is April 17, when the board will review inspection results and any new evidence.
