Revere, MA Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Any new occupancy or vacancy of a rental unit
- Standard applied
- State Sanitary Code Article II fitness rules
- Inspecting authority
- Revere Board of Health
- Inspection deadline
- 5 working days from notification
- Daily fine
- Up to $20 per day of violation
- Certificate posting
- Common area or given to occupant
Summary
Revere requires the Board of Health to certify a rental unit as sanitarily fit before any new occupancy, applying the state Sanitary Code's habitability standards through a local inspection and fine.
The unit described in Section 8.08.010 must be certified by the board of health or its agents as meeting the standards set forth in the Sanitary Codes, Article II, "Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation," as promulgated and from time to time amended by the State Department of Public Health, prior to being occupied by an occupant or reoccupied by a new occupant. ... Any owner or lessor of property used for dwelling purposes failing to comply with this chapter shall pay a fine not to exceed twenty dollars each and every day that the owner or lessor allows any person to live, occupy or inhabit such premises without having received a certificate of fitness from the board of health for a particular unit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
010. 020, the unit must then be certified by the Board of Health or its agents as meeting the standards in the State Sanitary Code, Article II, Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation, before a new occupant can move in. 030 requires a written order or inspection form listing the specific Article II violations that must be corrected, and the owner or lessor must notify the Board once they are fixed. 040; if it misses that deadline, the landlord may rent the unit without waiting further. 050. 070.
Violations & Fines
Section 8.08.080 sets the penalty: any owner or lessor who fails to comply with the chapter, by allowing occupancy without a certificate of fitness from the Board of Health, must pay a fine not to exceed twenty dollars for each and every day the violation continues, and the failure becomes a matter of public record.
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Sources & Official References
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