Scituate, Mass., Gen. Bylaws § 30350 (2026) § § 30350

SECTION 30350 HOUSING BY-LAW

        A. No person shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling, dwelling unit, mobile dwelling unit,
            or rooming unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein, which does not
            comply with the requirements of 105-CMR-410.000 unless such unit is inspected by the officials
            as specified below in paragraph E and a Certificate of Fitness is issued to the owner of such
            premises, stating that the premises meets the standards set forth in State Sanitary Code,
            Chapter II, "Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation," adopted by the
            Massachusetts Department of Public Health pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws,
            Chapter 111, §127A as amended, and any by-law, rule, or regulation adopted by the Town of
            Scituate which has as its purpose the regulation of
        residential premises and which by-law, rule or regulation is stricter than or does not conflict with
        said Chapter II.

    B. It shall be the duty and responsibility of any owner, their agent or lessor of such dwelling unit, upon
             the vacating of any premises by a tenant, to notify the Board of Health that such unit is vacant
             and to apply for a Certificate of Fitness in writing upon forms provided by said Board. The
             owner of a dwelling unit shall pay to the Board of Health for each application a uniform fee to
             be determined by the Town Administrator with the approval of the Select Board.

    C. If after any inspection pursuant to this section, an official in paragraph E below refuses to issue a
             Certificate of Fitness, because the inspection has revealed that violations of Chapter II of the
             State Sanitary Code or of the Town by-laws, rule or regulation exist in such inspected unit, the
             Board of Health shall issue an order setting forth said violations existing in the premises which
             must be corrected before a Certificate of Fitness may be issued. It shall be the responsibility
             of any owner receiving such order to notify the Board of Health when such violations have been
            remedied.

    D. Any owner subject to the provisions of this sub-section may request an inspection by the officials
           mentioned in paragraph E of any premises owned by them, whether vacant or occupied, for

the purpose of receiving a Certificate of Fitness for said premises. If inspection of the premises
            reveals that violations of Chapter II of the State Sanitary Code or of the town bylaws, rules or
            regulations exist in the unit, no Certificate of Fitness shall be issued. At any time after such
            violations are corrected, an owner may request a re-inspection provided that none of the time
            limits provided for in paragraph B of this sub-section shall be applicable to this paragraph.