It’s in two other places down Spencer on the same building.

I believe the owners of private property are responsible for cleaning it themselves, not the City.

@tom ambrosino - what is the policy for handling vandalism/cost of cleanup. This is a crime. Thank you

It's *possible* the City might assist. I just searched the City's webiste, and found the folloiwng in the "Important Information for Property Owners and Tenants" brochure:

Graffiti: Defacing buildings and structures in the city is illegal. Property owners are ultimately responsible for removing graffiti, but the City is here to help. There are three ways to report graffiti:
1- call the Graffiti Hotline at 617-466-4212
2- take a photo of the graffiti and forward it to the police via the MyPD SmartPhone app
3- report it to the City Departments via SeeClickFix on the City’s webpage www.chelseama.gov, or the SeeClickFix SmartPhone app.

My earlier response was based on the experience of my small condo building when we were tagged about a dozen years ago - we were fully responsible to have it all removed, or face fines and penalties.

Thank you for reporting this issue, we will have DPW review the situation.

By the City's Ordinances, property owners are responsible to remove graffiti. The City is authorized to use public funds to do so, but typically where the property owner "lacks the financial ability" to commence removal efforts. See Section 18-1(d)(3)(a). This doesn't appear to be such a situation where owners are financially unable to proceed with a cleanup.

By the City's Ordinances, property owners are responsible to remove graffiti. The City is authorized to use public funds to do so, but typically where the property owner "lacks the financial ability" to commence removal efforts. See Section 18-1(d)(3)(a). This doesn't appear to be such a situation where owners are financially unable to proceed with a cleanup.