780 CMR, ch. 1, pt. 2, 110, 110.7

Current through Register 1538, January 3, 2025

Subsection 110.7 - Periodic Inspections

After receiving an application by the owner or owner's designee, the building official shall inspect existing buildings and structures, and parts thereof, in accordance with Table 110: Schedule for Periodic Inspections of Existing Buildings. Such buildings shall not be occupied or continue to be occupied without a valid Certificate of Inspection. Lack of a current Certificate of Inspection may be enforced in accordance with 780 CMR 114.3: Enforcement. Periodic inspections required by this section do not apply to residences operated or licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services and subject to 780 CMR 51.00: Massachusetts Residential Code

Table 110: Schedule for Periodic Inspection of Existing Buildings 1, 3, 4, 5

(See 780 CMR 3.00: Use and Occupancy Classification and 780 CMR 4.00: Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy for complete descriptions of use groups.)

Use Group	Use Group Description	Use Group Description	Minimum Inspections3	Maximum Certification Period
A-11	Movie theaters or theaters for performing acts (stage and scenery)	> 400 occupant load < 400 occupant load	Semi-annual Semi-annual	One year One year
A-21	Restaurants, Night Clubs or similar uses	> 400 occupant load1 < 400 occupant load1	Semi-annual1 Annual1	One year One year
A-31	Lecture halls, dance halls, churches and places of religious worship, recreational centers, terminals, etc.	> 400 occupant load < 400 occupant load	Semi-annual1 Annual1	One year One year
A-41	Low density recreation and similar uses.		see note 3 & 5.	Five years
A	Special amusement buildings or portions thereof.		see note 3.	One year
B	Special amusement buildings or portions thereof.		see note 3.	One year
E	Educational, and "E" Use day care		see note 3.	One year
I-1	Group home		see note 3.	One year
I-2	Residents incapable of self-preservation: hospitals, nursing home, mental hospitals, certain day care facilities.		see note 3.	Two years1
I-3	Residents restrained: prisons, jails, detention centers, etc.		see note 3.	Two years
I-4	Adult and/or child day care facilities.		see note 3.	One year
R-1	Hotels, motels, boarding houses, etc.		see note 3.	One year
R-1	Detoxification facilities		see note 3.	Two years
R-2	Multi-family		see note 3 &5.	Five years
R-2	Dormitories and R-2 Congregate Living		see note 3	One year
R-2	Summer Camps for children.		Annual	One year
R-3	Residential facilities licensed by DDS or DMH		Annual	One year
Other R Uses	NON-Primarily Owner occupied residential facilities utilized as a short term rental: Use Group as determined in 780 CMR 310: Residential Group R.		Annual	One year
R-3	Primarily owner occupied One and/or Two family dwellings used as a Lodging House for short term rentals.		See Note 5.	Five Years
780 CMR 51 Massachusetts Residential Code	Primarily owner occupied One and Two family dwellings used as a Lodging House for short term rentals per 780 CMR 51.00.		See Note 5.	Five Years
R-4	Residential care/assisted living facilities (< 16 persons)	Annual	One Year
Any	Facilities licensed by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission where alcoholic beverages are served and consumed.	Annual4 as per M.G.L. c. 10, § 74	One year as per M.G.L. c. 10, § 74
Any	House museums (as recognized by Massachusetts Historical Commission)	Annual	One year
Any	Fire escapes, etc. per 780 CMR 10.00: Means of Egress	Five years	Five years

NOTES:

1. When appropriate the inspection for the Certificate of Inspection should include and be timed to satisfy the requirements of M.G.L. c. 10, § 74.

2. One year for facilities licensed or operated by the Department of Mental Health ("DMH").

3. Application shall be made prior to the expiration of the existing Certificate of Inspection.

4. Certificates of inspection for establishments intending to sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises shall be governed by M.G.L. c. 10, § 74 and the inspection schedule in 780 CMR 110.7. The building official may issue a temporary inspection certificate, once co signed by the building official and by the head of the fire department, effective to a date certain for the establishment.

5. It is the responsibility of building owner to meet the inspection requirements in this table for continued use and occupancy. The maximum certification period specified in the table is intended to provide administrative flexibility. For uses allowing more than a one year maximum certification period, the building official shall determine the certificate validity term. (For example, an R-2 apartment building could be certified for one, two, three, four or five years.)

110.7.1Proof of Maintenance required by 780 CMR 102.8 . Documentation of the maintenance of the existing building features listed in 102.8 shall be provided to the building official prior to or at the time of the periodic inspection. The building official may request proof of maintenance of additional building features regulated by 780 CMR. At a minimum, provide the following documentation:

1. copy of the latest fire extinguisher inspection report (or invoice)

2. copy of the latest fire sprinkler test report

3. copy of the latest standpipe test report (when applicable)

4. copy of the latest fire alarm test report (including emergency lighting See #6)

5. copy of the latest 90-minute emergency lighting test for lighting and exit signs (if battery powered)

6. copy of the latest "kitchen hood" suppression system test report (if applicable)

7. copy of the latest generator test report (if applicable)

8. copy of the exterior stair/balcony/fire escape five year certificate (if applicable)

9. report showing compliance with NFPA 80, (when applicable)

780 CMR, ch. 1, pt. 2, 110, 110.7

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1532, eff. 10/11/2024.