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CITY OF SALEM FIRST PASSAGE In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance relative to certificate of fitness Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section I. Sec. 2-705 – Certificate of fitness of rented dwelling unit, apartment or tenement of Chapter 2, Division 3 Board of Health is hereby amended by deleting sub- paragraph 1) in its entirety and replacing it with following: Three-year inspection requirement. Every three years, each rental unit shall be inspected to ensure compliance with the state sanitary code and city ordinances. The three-year inspection requirement shall not apply to any owner- occupied unit”. Section II. Sec. 2-705 – Certificate of fitness of rented dwelling unit, apartment or tenement of Chapter 2, Division 3 Board of Health is hereby further amended by deleting the phrase “including those in owner occupied two- and three- family homes” in its entirety as it appears in the first sentence of sub-paragraph Section III. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. In City Council July 11, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Public Health, Safety and Environment co-posted with the Committee of the Whole In City Council September 12, 2024 Adopted for first passage by a roll call vote of 11 yeas, 0 nays and 0 absent ATTEST: ILENE SIMONS CITY CLERK Adv: 9/18/2024