Housing Information

Massachusetts State Housing Code- 105 CMR 410.00 

If you have a complaint about the rental you are staying in, please contact the Health Department. You will be asked to fill out a complaint form, located below in the attachments. You can bring this in or email it into our office. Once this form is received, the Health Agent will schedule an inspection to witness the complaint. Some other helpful links can be found below.

• Housing Court
• Landlord Tenant Law
• RCAP Rental Assistance

Certificate of Fitness

Upon request, the Westminster Board of Health will issue a Certificate of Fitness for any rental dwelling unit, pending a State Sanitary Code inspection. This will be conducted by the Westminster Health Department staff, after a request for a Certificate of Fitness is received.

If the premises, having no violations, meets the requirements of the State Sanitary Code, a Certificate of Fitness will be issued within ten days after the inspection. The Certificate of Fitness will be issued to the property owner and signed by the Health Director employed by the Westminster Board of Health.

If the premises are in violation of the State Sanitary Code, the landlord will receive the inspector's report listing the violations. If the dwelling is occupied, a time within which the violations must be corrected will be listed in accordance with Massachusetts State Sanitary Code. No Certificate of Fitness will be issued until such time as all violations are corrected to the inspector's satisfaction.

The Health Director shall charge a fee to the owner for the issuance of a Certificate of Fitness. This fee shall be paid before the inspection is conducted. Please see the fee schedule for the cost relating to this inspection.