Everett, MA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

The abandoned vehicle rules for the City of Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, sit in Article X of Chapter 13A, Code Compliance, with a companion rule in Chapter 18. Section 13A-63(a) states the purpose: procedures for abatement and removal as public nuisances of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles. Under subsection (b), an enforcement officer of the Police Department, Fire Department or Code Enforcement inspects the vehicle and certifies in writing that it qualifies.

Section 13A-63.1 is the operative ban. No person can park, store or abandon a wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle, or a part of one, on private or public property. Two exceptions apply: a vehicle or part completely enclosed within a building on private property where it is not visible from the street or other property, and a vehicle kept on private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler or licensed vehicle dealer and fenced as state law requires.

Section 13A-63.2 sets the notice step. The last registered owner of record and the land owner of record each get notice by certified mail that a public hearing can be requested before the hearing examiner. If no hearing is requested within ten days of the certified date of receipt, the City removes the vehicle. When a hearing is requested, notice of its time, location and date goes by certified or registered mail with five-day return receipt requested. Under Section 13A-63.3 the land owner can appear or file a sworn statement denying responsibility, and if the vehicle was placed without consent and never acquiesced to, removal and administration costs are not assessed against the property. The hearing examiner's decision is final, and zoning penalties for consented parking or storage still apply.

Section 13A-63.4 authorizes removal and uses disposal proceeds to cover abatement costs. Section 13A-63.5 collects remaining costs from the last registered owner, or from the land owner when no owner can be identified, and Section 13A-63.6 requires a photographic record of every abated vehicle. Separately, Section 18-10 bars abandoning on any public or private way or land a motor vehicle, tank or other receptacle that contains or has contained petroleum or its by-products that might endanger life or property. The printed text of Section 18-10 contains no separate definition of a wrecked or inoperative vehicle.