MEETING MINUTES
TOWN OF PITTSFIELD
HOUSING STANDARDS AGENCY
Town Hall, 85 Main Street
Pittsfield, New Hampshire
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2007
Present – Ch. Elkins, VCh. Hast, Lt. Abell, HSA Board, Mr. Miskoe (Planning Board) were
present. Fred Okrent, HSA Administrator, was also present.
Absent: Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Provencher.
Meeting called to order at 7:12 PM at the Town Hall by Chairman Elkins.
Public Present:
George Condodemetraky, Dina Condodemetraky
1) Appointments
a) Rt 140 Properties, George & Dina Condodemetraky: Mr. Condodemetraky expressed the
philosophy of his company, which was to treat the property as a long term investment and make
continual improvements with minimal impact to his tenants.
i) Point 1: Inspection Fees; He considers them a tax and wants to know the statutory basis for
charging or “imposing” such “taxes” and was concerned about liens being placed on his
building if he did not pay them. Mr. Condodemetraky also stated that he had asked for the
relevant RSA’s in his letters but had never received them. Ch Elkins and Mr. Miskoe
attempted to explain that the charges were not taxes, but fees and the Ordinance could
impose them under the authority of RSA 48A. Ms Hast explained that she could not institute
a tax lien for those charges.
ii) Point 2: The property has been inspected at least 3 times in the past and the last inspection
uncovered items, such as unmarked electrical boxes, which were never cited before. Lt.
Abell explained that those items were, in fact, covered by the Electrical Code, NFPA 70. Lt.
Abell also explained about the Code Revision Cycles and changing requirements.
iii) Point 3: Ms. Condodemetraky then turned the discussion to what would happen if there
were no valid licenses. Ms Hast explained that, in that case, the property could not be rented
legally. Mr. Condodemetraky then stated “so you would evict my tenants?” Ch Elkins then
replied that we would not be evicting the tenants.
iv) Resolution: The board and Mr. Condodemetraky then agreed that the Town Administrator
would write a letter explaining the legal basis for the fee structure. Mr. Condodemetraky
agreed that that would be fine.
2) Meeting Minutes;
a) Motion made by Lt. Abell to accept the minutes of 11/19 as presented, 2nd by Ms. Hast. Motion
passed, 4-0.
b) Motion made by Mr. Miskoe to accept the minutes of (non-public) 11/19 as presented, 2nd by
Ms. Hast. Motion passed, 4-0.
3) Old Business
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a) Discussion of changes to Ordinance engendered by technology changes in fire extinguishers and
alarm systems. Lt Abell stated that discussion with the Fire Chief disclosed that a new revision
of the codes was due in March and that the board would be prudent to wait to see what changes
were occurring.
b) The next regular meeting of the board was scheduled for 1/21/08.
4) New Business:
a) Discussion of damage to 10 Depot St. Minimal damage was done, basically a microwave oven
fire. Some smoke detector and housekeeping issues were found. An inspection will be
scheduled.
b) Discussion of “Term of License” (Art. 103.17). It was decided that Licenses do not expire but
need reinspection to remain valid. They can, however, be revoked after a hearing by the board.
5) Public Input:
None
6) Motion to adjourn: by Mr. Miskoe, 2nd by Ms. Hast. All in favor, motion passed. Meeting
adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Fred M. Okrent