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 410.552 - Screens for Doors

Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.410

Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024

The owner shall provide a screen door for all doorways opening directly to the outside from any dwelling unit or rooming unit where the screen door will be permitted to slide to the side or open in an outward direction, provided, that in an owner-occupied unit, the owner need provide screens only for those doorways used for ventilation. All new or replacement screens in screen doors shall be of not less that 16 mesh per square inch.

Said screen door:

(1) shall be equipped with a self-closing device except where the screen is designed to slide to the side; and

(2) shall be tight-fitting as to prevent the entrance of insects and rodents around the perimeter; and

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