All Forum Posts by: Linda Roberts

Thanks @Zachary Ray. I just wonder if the same rules are in Massachusetts. She already mentioned that she is in a risk group for Covid. The job is provided by state contractor, following all Covid 19 protocols, but she manipulates with facts because she just doesn't want to be bothered.  The same job was just finished in the apartment next to hers without any trouble, and without finding anything listed in her letter.  Here is her response "... We never open these doors because the attic space remains filled with rodent excrement and fiberglass--neither of which we want anywhere in the home, but particularly not the bedrooms. I trust you can appreciate the fact that our former landlord's negligence in this particular regard transforms a reasonably straightforward insulation project into an undertaking that requires significant attention and clean up on my part. It seems likely that I don't even have the correct materials to do this. I just don't have the time to properly disinfect after servicemen stir up and track fiberglass and decades of rodent excrement throughout the house for 6–8 hours. This isn't work that should happen in an occupied home and certainly not anything that should happen during a pandemic. 

Hi I am a new landlord, just purchased my first multifamily property. The house is old and was neglected for many years. I am doing insulation all over the house, to get it ready for winter. I have a TAW tenant in one of the apartments, she lives in the house for several years. She refused to let contractors access to the attic from her bedroom, to add insulation. Is it a normal situation? Do I have rights to make repairs after informing her in advance? The repairs are done by state contractors with all necessary COVID percotions. Does she have rights to refuse? In this case it's not critical. She will pay extra money for heat, but what are my rights in general in this situation?