31A-179 19 Washington Make Safe 2016-04-25City of Northampton
Massachusetts
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
212 Main Street ● Municipal Building
Northampton, MA 01060
John Lockwood
Allison Lockwood
19 Washington Avenue
Northampton, MA 01060
28-047
April 25, 2016
Dear Mr. and Ms. Lockwood,
I responded to a call from Northampton Public Safety Dispatch on April 22, 2016. The Fire
Department was called to your house because water had leaked from the heating system, flooding the
house and filling the basement with water.
I have determined that your house presents a public safety hazard because the electrical wiring
has gotten wet and because mold will spread if the house is not dried out. You are hereby ordered to
make the building safe in accordance with M.G.L. c. 143, §§ 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Please contact me at the Northampton Building Department as soon as possible. If you fail to
take immediate action, I will pursue the remedies available under Massachusetts law.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Louis Hasbrouck
Building Commissioner
City of Northampton
(413) 587-1240
lhasbrouck@northamptonma.gov