Mr. Pochini, in his role as Property Manager for Kaliko Estates, fails to inspect and maintain a record of inspection for carbon monoxide alarms

A tenant at Kaliko Estates, having received a letter from Mr. Douglas Pochini regarding a faulty carbon monoxide detector, writes:

                                                                                                                                 March 21, 2014

Mr. Douglas Pochini

Kaliko Estates, LLC

32 Sandy Pine Road

Templeton, Ma 01468

We are in receipt of your letter dated March 20, 2014 with regard to the defective carbon monoxide detector/s in our unit.

In your letter, you wrote, “After multiple attempts by Dennis to reach you by phone or email to gain access for this repair, we feel it necessary to send you this letter to schedule an appointment.” We have not received any voicemail from Dennis Ring regarding this long-needed repair. And if he was using an old email address to reach us, that is not our affair.

We have advised you in the past about this issue. But you chose to ignore us. Please be advised that 527 CMR 31.07 states clearly that every landlord shall inspect “every carbon monoxide alarm upon renewal of any lease term for any dwelling unit or on an annual basis, whichever is more frequent.”

In addition, landlords have the responsibility to replace alarm batteries annually and to maintain a record of inspection, maintenance and testing on a form prescribed by the Marshal and kept on file with the head of the fire department.

Had you actually been following Massachusetts regulations and state law, you would have witnessed first-hand our carbon monoxide alarm which is unserviceable and which even lacks a cover. But then, you have never demonstrated anything but contempt for state law and Commonwealth of Massachusetts regulations.

You should also know that you are in violation of M.G.L., c. 148, Section 27A which stipulates that carbon monoxide systems shall not be disconnected or otherwise rendered unserviceable without first notifying the fire department."

 

 

This same tenant was falsely accused by Mr. Pochini (in what amounts to libel) of "pounding" on walls.  This after billing the tenant for water and sewer in violation of M.G.L., c. 186, Section 22.

 

Mr. Pochini has shown time and again that he should not be in possession of a real estate broker's license.  It is time for the state to act.  The question for now: Will the Town of Athol hold Kaliko Estates to the Fire Code?  Or does Mr. Pochini have some sort of influence on the Athol Fire Department.