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The Quincy Health Department, through its Housing Division, is responsible for enforcing the State Sanitary Code, Chapter II, Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation. This code pertains to all housing, be it rental, or owner occupied (condominiums and single-family homes). However, since citations of code violations are typically written against the owner for correction, the majority of calls that we receive come from tenants of rental units. We pursue cases until compliance is achieved.
Our inspectors also enforce the Lead Paint Law, which prohibits lead paint on certain surfaces in homes in which children under six (6) reside. Our inspectors can perform lead determinations (see below for details) in dwellings that house children under six.
This division also responds to nuisance complaints involving residential properties. Typical nuisance complaints may range from trash and rubbish, to dumpster complaints (larger apartment complexes), to overgrown grass and shrubs, to junk and debris, to abandoned property (and everything in between). Annual inspections of rooming houses and hotel/motels are also the responsibility of this Division.
Contacts:
Chief Sanitarian
Cynthia P. DeCristofaro, R.S.
(617) 376-1278
email: Cindy DeCristofaro
Sanitarian
Timothy Marble, R.S.
(617) 376-1276
email: Timothy Marble
Housing Code Inspector
Glenn Spencer
(617) 376-1277
e-mail: Glenn Spencer
Sanitary Code Compliance Inspections
And required follow-up, performed upon receipt of individual complaints.
For information abour our inspection procedure, click here
For information on Tenant's maintenance responsibilities, click here
For information on Bedbugs,in English, Click here
in Spanish, Click here
in Portuguese, Click here
Lead Paint Determinations
performed free, at residences with children under six years of age only, upon parental request or as part of Sanitary Code Inspection. This is NOT a complete and comprehensive lead paint inspection - only ~20 surfaces are "spot-checked" using sodium sulfide. If lead paint is found, then a notice is issued to the owner to have 1). a complete and comprehensive lead inspection performed within 30 days and 2). appropriate deleading of certain leaded surfaces within specified timeframes (60-120 days). If no lead paint is found during the lead determination, a referral is made by the Health Department to the State Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, who will then perform a full and comprehensive lead inspection.
Lead Paint Information is provided upon request
For a lead fact sheet, click here
To link with the State Childhood Lead Paint Prevention Program (which includes regulations, fact sheets, community lead paint statistics and more), click here: Lead Prevention Program
Nuisance Inspections
Including trash & debris, unkempt yard & other
housing-related issues, performed upon receipt of complaint.
Sanitary Code Compliance Inspections of Rooming Houses
Performed at least once per year prior to licensure and upon receipt of complaint or inquiry. Licensure through Licensing Board/ City Clerk.
Sanitary Code Compliance Inspections of Hotels, Motels, Inns
Performed at least once per year prior to licensure and upon receipt of complaint or inquiry.
Permit renewal: December 31
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