I consulted with him re: my landlord's refusal to reimburse my hotel costs and the many delays in restoring my apartment after a fire. He told me to tell landlord I would pay for repairs and seek reimbursement (in court if necessary), giving him 24 hour notice to arrange for repairs himself. I asked the Dept. of Public Health to inspect the apartment and received a notice that stated, according to “general laws, chapter 111, section 127, [sometimes you can] use your rent money to make the repairs yourself. If the Framingham Board of Health....certifies that there are code violations which endager or materially impair your health, safety...and your landlord has received written notice of the violations, you may be able to use this remedy..." If the owner does not begin repairs within 5 days or complete them within 14 days, you can use up to 4 month's rent to pay for them yourself. There is no law that allows 24 hour notice and the issue is much more complex than he indicated. I told Joe about this info. and received no response. Thank God, I didn’t spent thousands of my own money. He sounded 100% confident that I would get reimbursed.