Showing ordinances that apply to Norton Center, MA
Norton Center is an unincorporated community (population 2,677) in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Because Norton Center is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bristol County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The property blight rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Massachusetts Sanitary Code 105 CMR 410 and local blight ordinances in Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton target deteriorating properties. Vacant property registration required in all three cities. Liens placed on property for uncorrected violations.
Property maintenance across Bristol County is enforced through 105 CMR 410 (State Sanitary Code — Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation), 780 CMR Chapter 34 (Existing Buildings), and local blight ordinances. Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton have active vacant and foreclosed property registration programs with annual fees commonly $100 to $500 per property and higher for repeat non-registration. Common violations: peeling exterior paint (lead risk under MGL ch. 111 §197), broken windows, accumulated debris and junk, overgrown vegetation, damaged roof, non-functioning vehicles, failure to secure openings. Owners get written notice with a compliance window of 10 to 30 days; failure leads to per-day fines and municipal abatement with costs attached as a lien on the property. Severe cases may be referred to Housing Court receivership under MGL ch. 111 §127I.
Compliance notice: 10 to 30 days. Per-day fines: $100 to $500 until cured. Municipal abatement: costs liened. Receivership: under MGL ch. 111 §127I for chronic cases.
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