Telephone Service: RCN, Verizon
Cable: RCN, Comcast
Gas: Keyspan Energy
Electric: Nstar
Quality of Life
Q: Does the street cleaner come to Royal Street?
A: Yes, On Monday between 9 a.m. and noon.
Picture of street sweeper
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Garbage Issues / Recycling
Q: When does the garbage come on
Royal St.?
A: Garbage is picked up on Friday, usually between 10 and Noon. You can put out
barrels as early as Thursday evening at 5 p.m., but most people on Royal Street
put the barrels out on Friday morning. Often the recycle truck will come
before the garbage truck.
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Utilities -
Telephone Service: RCN, Verizon
Cable: RCN, Comcast
Gas: Keyspan Energy
Electric: Nstar
Quality of Life
Q: Does the street cleaner come to
Royal Street?
A: Yes, On Monday between 9 a.m. and noon.
Picture of street sweeper
Landlord Issues
http://www.cityofboston.gov/isd/housing/
Rental Unit Inspections are Required for all
Non-Owner Occupied Apartments Rented on Royal Street per city ordinance CBC
9-1.3. If you rent out property on Royal Street, and you don't live
in the building, you are required to get your apartments inspected and
certified. Owner occupied houses on Royal Street are exempt from this
requirement.
http://www.cityofboston.gov/isd/housing/rental.asp
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Because the law says you must base your
decision to rent on the applicant's ability to pay, a credit check is a great
way to help to determine who the best candidate will be.
Credit Checks for prospective tenants who fill out an RHA application are
offered below for $25 each through an independent company:
http://amerusa.com/landlord_services.html
http://citcredit.net
Tenant Issues
http://www.cityofboston.gov/isd/housing/
Rental Unit Inspections are Required for all
Non-Owner Occupied Apartments Rented on Royal Street. If you live on Royal
Street and your landlord does not live in the building, you should ask
your landlord about getting the required inspection and certificate, or call the
city and request an inspection.
http://www.cityofboston.gov/isd/housing/rental.asp
Landlord Resources
Want to collect the rent without hassles?
Take checks by phone, or set up tenants on
auto-bill.
Parking Issues
Q: What can be done about companies
who use Royal Street
to store their Commercial Vehicles?
A: Get them ticketed by calling BTD enforcements at 617-635-3125.
The best time to call is at 6:05 a.m. with the address and plate#.
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