The defendants appealed from their convictions of 1991 violations of the State Building Code with respect to a house in Newton. The Appeals Court reversed those convictions because, in its view, the building inspector had not given the defendants adequate notice under G. L. c. 143, § 51, for many alleged code violations, setting forth "what changes are necessary to meet the requirements" of the building...
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