The Division of Housing & Health Inspections is responsible for providing a wide range of community based public health and environmental inspectional services. The division programs are designed and implemented in an effort to enhance the quality of life in the City. Federal, State and City ordinance requires the division to enforce all public health and environmental regulations to prevent the deterioration of acceptable standards.

As an integral component of the Department of Inspectional Services, the Division of Housing & Health Inspections will work to improve customer service, streamline permitting and enhance technology throughout all operations. The division is further responsible for the provision of exemplary community-based environmental and sanitary code inspectional services in accordance with Massachusetts' State
Sanitary Code II for Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation (224KB).