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Rental Inspections in Cambridge, MA (2026)

1 verified rental inspections rules for Cambridge, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Inspection Programs

Cambridge's Inspectional Services Department must physically reinspect a rental unit after ordering repairs under the State Sanitary Code: within five days for standard violations, and within twenty-four hours when the condition threatens health or safety. The reinspection decides whether a fine attaches under the city's administrative citation program.

Cambridge Rental Unit Reinspection Rules

Some Restrictions

Cambridge Municipal Code § 8.60.040(B)

The Inspectional Services Department shall, within five days after the dates for compliance specified in an order to repair issued pursuant to 105 CMR 410.830, make an on-site inspection to determine whether there has been compliance with its order. This inspection shall be made within twenty-four hours of the dates for compliance specified in an order, however, if one or more of the violations...