Lu, Friedrich v. Boston, City of - Inspectional Services Department (SPR 20150286)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords May 19,2015 SPRlS/286 Mr. William Onuoha City of Boston Inspectional Services Department Housing Inspection Division 101 0 Massachusetts A venue, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02118 Dear Mr. Onuoha: I have received the petition of Friedrich Lu appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston- Inspectional Services Department (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Lu requested records regarding a specifically identified property. Having received no response, Mr. Lu petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (1 0) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated May 8, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Lu may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). ms Supervisor o Records cc: Mr. Friedrich Lu One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre