Worcester, MA Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

7, for buildings with more than two rental units. Subsection (c) sets the baseline cycle at least every five years, more often if necessary. Subsection (d) exempts owner-occupied two- and three-family dwellings already exempt from registration under Section 18(d)(1), and subsection (e) extends the same five-year exemption to newly built rental units for as long as ownership does not change. 00 per unit and can trigger those orders. Subsection (h) puts the burden on building owners to get tenant consent and to schedule the inspection through the Inspectional Services Department's online portal, in person, or by phone, and requires the owner or a representative to be present.

00 fine for each month of noncompliance, enforceable by civil, criminal or non-criminal process including injunctive relief, and posts noncompliant properties on a public list of non-certified rental units, risking loss of a certificate of occupancy for uninspected units.