Massachusetts condo threatens hefty fines if face coverings aren’t worn amid coronavirus pandemic

PRETTY HEFTY FINES IF MASKS ARE NOT WARREN. I THINK IT SAVES LIVES. A SPRAWLING COMPLEX ALONG OCEAN AVENUE AND REVERE, WHERE ONE CONDO BUILDING IS CRACKING DOWN ON MASK. WEARING A FLYER TO MASK UP IS POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR OF OCEAN GATE TOWER AND WITH A NOTICE ABOUT STEPPED UP FINES, VOTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PROMPTED BY SOME RESIDENTS NOT WEARING MASKS. A FIRST OFFENSE IS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, FOLLOWED BY 500, 750 AND THEN 1000 DOLLARS FOR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS. WELL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE MASK ON WHEN YOU’RE IN THE COMMONS AREA. RESIDENTS OF NEARBY BUILDINGS IN THE COMPLEX TELL US MASKS ARE REQUIRED. WHEN YOU STEP OUT OF YOUR UNIT, EVERYBODY SHOULD DO THEIR PART WEARING THE MASK BILL FINE PEOPLE THAT DON’T WEAR THE MASK IS KIND OF HARSH. I THINK FINDING PEOPLE IS A LITTLE EXTREME. MAYBE JUST TELLING THEM, LIKE, HEY, PUT ON A MASK, YOU KNOW, THERE’S A VIRUS GOING AROUND. OTHERS SAY MASK POLICIES WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE. THEY’RE REALLY ASKING VERY LITTLE. WASH YOUR HANDS. SOCIAL DISTANCE, WEAR YOUR MASK. I MEAN, IT’S PRETTY SIMPLE. NOW, THE BUILDING IS MANAGED BY AMERICAN PROPERTIES TEAM, AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE DECISION TO SET UP THESE FINES WAS MADE BY THE CONDO BOARD

Massachusetts condo threatens hefty fines if face coverings aren’t worn amid coronavirus pandemic

Updated: 4:58 PM EST Nov 13, 2020

A flyer urging residents to mask up is posted on the front door of Ocean Gate Tower at the sprawling high-rise complex along Ocean Avenue in Revere. The notice warns about stepped-up fines voted by the board of trustees prompted by some residents not wearing masks. Residents who commit a first offense will face a $250 fine, followed by fines of $500, $750 and then $1,000 for subsequent violations.Residents of nearby buildings in the complex tell us masks are required when you step out of your unit.”Everybody should do their part by wearing a mask, but fining people that don’t wear the mask is kind of harsh,” one resident said. “They’re really asking very, little wash your hands, social distance, wear your mask,” another resident said. “It’s pretty simple.”

REVERE, Mass. —

A flyer urging residents to mask up is posted on the front door of Ocean Gate Tower at the sprawling high-rise complex along Ocean Avenue in Revere.

The notice warns about stepped-up fines voted by the board of trustees prompted by some residents not wearing masks.

Residents who commit a first offense will face a $250 fine, followed by fines of $500, $750 and then $1,000 for subsequent violations.

Residents of nearby buildings in the complex tell us masks are required when you step out of your unit.

“Everybody should do their part by wearing a mask, but fining people that don’t wear the mask is kind of harsh,” one resident said.

“They’re really asking very, little wash your hands, social distance, wear your mask,” another resident said. “It’s pretty simple.”