Town To Pursue Criminal Charges Against Developer/Landlord Facing Imminent Foreclosure For Egregious State Sanitary Code Violations At Rental Property

In Framingham, Massachusetts, The MetroWest Daily News reports:

• Investors interested in bidding on pieces of the failed downtown Arcade redevelopment project gathered [] on Frederick Street, but the bank holding the mortgage postponed a planned auction. As part of foreclosure proceedings, Framingham Co-operative Bank has moved to sell five triple-deckers on Frederick Street and a vacant lot at 80 Kendall St.

• The town, meanwhile, is pursuing criminal charges against Wellesley project developer Michael Perry for egregious state sanitary code violations at one of those multi-family homes.

• Inspectors found cockroaches, rodents and safety issues in one apartment Perry has refused to correct, according to an application for a criminal complaint on file in Framingham District Court. The Board of Health said it has found bedbugs and other serious problems in others of Perry's Frederick Street apartments that are on the auction block.

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• The paperwork Board of Health Director Ethan Mascoop filed in district court on July 27 charges Framingham Acquisition with numerous violations of the state sanitary code at 39 Frederick St., Apt. 3. Among them: shock hazards, the rodent and cockroach infestation, improper installations and maintenance, emergency exit issues, general disrepair, inadequate weathertightness, improper lighting and other problems. "It was particularly egregious," Mascoop said. He said Perry was "recalcitrant in complying with our order" to correct the violations.

Source: Framingham auction postponed; landlord faces criminal charge.