Code of Massachusetts Regulations
780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Chapter CHAPTER 1 - SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
Part PART 1 - SCOPE AND APPLICATION
Section SECTION 102 - APPLICABILITY
Subsection 102.8 - Maintenance of Existing Buildings and Structures
Current through Register 1543, March 14, 2025
All buildings and structures and all parts thereof, both existing and new, and all systems and equipment therein which are regulated by 780 CMR shall be maintained in a safe, operable, and sanitary condition. All service equipment, life safety/fire protection systems, means of egress, devices and safeguards which are required in a building or structure, or which were required by a previous statute in a building or structure, when erected, altered, or repaired, shall be maintained in good working order.
102.8.1 Owner Responsibility. The owner shall be responsible for compliance with the provisions of 780 CMR. Lack of compliance with 780 CMR 102.8: Maintenance of Existing Buildings and Structures may be grounds for enforcement by the building official pursuant to 780 CMR 114: Violations