Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 410.000 - Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation, State Sanitary Code, Chapter II
Section 410.540 - Installation of Screens
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.410
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) The owner shall provide and install screens for exterior openable windows so that:
(1) They are in place during the period from
April 1st through October
31st in each year;
(2) They are no less than 16 mesh per square
inch;
(3) They cover that part of
the window designed to be opened, except in double hung windows where half
screens shall meet this requirement; and
(4) They are tight fitting and prevent the
entrance of pests.
(B) Expandable, temporary screens shall not satisfy the requirements of 105 CMR 410.540(A).
(C) The owner shall provide and install screen doors for all doorways opening directly to the outside from any dwelling unit or rooming unit where the screen doors will be permitted to slide to the side or open in an outward direction so that:
(1) They are in place during the period from
April 1st through October
31st in each year;
(2) They are 16 mesh per square
inch;
(3) They are equipped with a
self-closing device except where the screen is designed to open to the side;
and
(4) They are tight fitting and
prevent the entrance of pests.
(D) 105 CMR 410.540(C) shall not apply to homeless shelters.
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