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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

IF ANY LANDLORD HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A
DEFECTIVE TENANCY HAS BEEN CREATED OP PERMITTED TO
EXIST BY A TENANT, HAS GIVEN THE TENANT WRITTEN NOTICE
OF HIS COMPLAINT ALLEGING A DEFECTIVE TENANCY, AND THE
TENANT FAILS TO MAKE A BONA FIDE EFFORT TO RECTIFY THE
DEFECTIVE CONDITION WITHIN ONE (1) SEEK AFTER SAID
NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN, THE LANDLORD MAY FILE WITH THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A COMPLAINT IN WRITING, WHICH SHALL
STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE TENANT AND THE
PARTICULARS OF THE ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TENANCY.

93A-33. COMPLAINTS, GENERALLY.

IF ANY PROSPECTIVE TENANT HAS REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT A LANDLORD HAS VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTIONS 93A-26 OR 93A-27(B) OF THIS CHAPTER, HE MAY
FILE WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A COMPLAINT IN
WRITING, WHICH SHALL STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
LANDLORD, THE PREMISES IN QUESTION AND THE PARTICULARS
OF THE ALLEGED VIOLATION.

93A-34. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; INVESTIGATION OF
COMPLAINTS.

UPON THE FILING OF ANY COMPLAINT, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR SHALL MAKE SUCH INVESTIGATION AS HE DEEMS
APPROPRIATE TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THERE ARE REASONABLE
GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT THE ALLEGATION IS TRUE AND
DETERMINE WHETHER A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER HAS
OCCURRED OR A DEFECTIVE TENANCY EXISTS. IF AT ANY
TIME AFTER A COMPLAINT IS FILED, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR BELIEVES THE HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE OR
WELL-BEING OF A TENANT IS PLACED IN IMMEDIATE AND
PRESENT DANGER, HE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE RELIEF
INCLUDING NOTIFICATION OF THE CHAIRMAN OR
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION WHO SHALL DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE COMMISSION
IS NECESSARY.

93A-35. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION; VIOLATION OF
CHAPTER OR DEFECTIVE TENANCY NOT FOUND.

IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN INVESTIGATING A
COMPLAINT, DETERMINES THAT THERE ARE NO REASONABLE
GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER
HAS OCCURRED OR A DEFECTIVE TENANCY EXISTS, HE SHALL
SO INFORM THE COMMISSION AND THE COMMISSION MAY, IN
ITS DISCRETION, DETERMINE WHETHER OR HOT THE COMPLAINT
IS BONA FIDE, AND ORDER DISMISSAL OF THE COMPLAINT, OR