Massachusetts homeowner rules by city
11 city rules for Massachusetts homeowners in 11 cities and towns, across 3 topics. Each one is tied to an official city or utility source.
Jump to: Sewer bill credits · Snowplow mailbox damage · Sidewalk snow removal
Sewer bill credits
| City | Rule | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Marblehead | Deduct meter allowed | Marblehead credits water that passes through a sewer deduct meter on the sewer portion of the quarterly bill. |
Sewer bill credits in other states
Snowplow mailbox damage
| City | Rule | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ayer | Only if the plow hits it | Ayer caps mailbox reimbursement at $50 and does not cover boxes or posts damaged by the weight of the plow windrow. |
| Franklin | Reimbursement available | Franklin's DPW pays no more than $50 per incident, per household, per year for plow-damaged mailboxes. |
| Holden | Only if the plow hits it | Holden reimburses up to $40 to replace a mailbox damaged by a plow hitting it. |
| Norfolk | Only if the plow hits it | Norfolk pays up to $300 for a mailbox directly hit by a plow, one of the highest caps we found |
| Southborough | Only if the plow hits it | Southborough reimburses only when a town or town-contracted plow directly hits a mailbox, and treats mailbox upkeep as a shared responsibility with ow |
Snowplow mailbox damage in other states
Sidewalk snow removal
| City | Rule | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 12 hours or less | Boston gives owners 3 hours after snow ends, or 3 hours after sunrise if it stops overnight, to clear sidewalks and curb ramps with at least a 42-inch |
| Cambridge | 12 hours or less | Cambridge requires snow removed within 12 hours after it stops falling during the day, and before 1 p.m |
| Newton | About 24 hours | Newton gives residential owners 24 hours after a storm ends to clear the sidewalk |
| Somerville | 12 hours or less | Somerville requires sidewalks to be cleared within six daylight hours after snow stops |
| Worcester | 12 hours or less | Worcester requires sidewalks cleared at least 4 feet wide within 10 hours after snow stops |
Sidewalk snow removal in other states
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