3916 RUCKER AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

HOUSING CODE INSPECTION REPORT FROM: MARIAN DENT, HOUSING INSPECTOR, CITY OF EVERETT DATE: JANUARY 28, 1994 SUBJ: 3916 RUCKER AVE I received a complaint from an tenant named Art Delisle on Sept. S, 1993. He was concerned about three individual families living in one building (triplex) and all using one electrical service for the entire house. Mr. Delisle indicated that he did not have access to the electrical service at all dmes. I was not in the office when his call was received but I attempted to retum his call several times over the next two weeks and was wiable to reach h�m. I was hoping that he would call me back but never did. On January 28, 1994 I received a complaint from thc tenants living in unit "B" at this address. Their complaint was in regazds to the electrical service as well as other problems with ;he unit. They said that they were in the process of moving out. It sounded prett,y bad so an inspection was scheduled for 10:00 AM today. I asked thc tenant if she knew Mr. Delisle and she said he had movecl out and someone else was living in that unit (unit "A"). Upon arriving at the building on the alley side, I noted three garage doors and a walk in door next to them. The walk in door had a view port in it. As I turned to walk down the steps on the other north side of the building, someone came around that comer. I asked if that was an apartment unit the individual said yes. I soon found out that she was the tenant from unit "B" who had requested an inspecnon of her unit. She indicated that the exterior porch light fixture did not work and it was very dazk in that area azound the steps down mto her apartment without the light at night. Upon entering her unit, I was standing on a stair landing which was approximately 32 in:hes off the floor directly in front of ine with four steps to the left of the door down to the main floor. There was no guard rail or hand rail on this construction. �` As I stood there, I asked if they w� smell mold, and she said that there having vouble controlling the mold. ceiling. re having any probiems with moiswre, I cou.d ` was allot of mo�sture in the unit and theo were She then showed me the mold on the wall :t the The electrical service breaker box was located on the wall just a couple of feet from the bottom of the stairway. I opened the cover on the breaker box and Mr. Sprague, in a very excited voice sa�d, "Don't do that! I was shocked by opening that door and it threw me several feet across the room. Obviously, the service is not grounded. Next to the breaker box were several electrical wires exposed through holes in the wall and capped off with wire nuts.