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301 COLUMBUS AVE

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 0146002 · Last violation Nov 25, 2025 · Last complaint Sep 25, 2025

NeighborhoodChinatown
More violations than 93% of nearby buildings
More violations than 93% of buildings and more complaints than 100% of buildings in Chinatown. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 5 violations · 10 complaints
'21'25ViolationsComplaints
Severityⓘopen violations
1 open DBI violation
Active Notices of Violation issued by the Department of Building Inspection.
Severe0
Serious0
Minor1

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Fire safety problems have been reported here.
    Worth checkingⓘ
    Walk the exit route from the unit to the street and check the stairs and hallways are clear of stored items, and that fire doors close properly.
    details ▸

    California law requires safe fire or emergency exits leading to a street or hallway, and requires stairs, hallways and exits to be kept litter free. Storage areas, garages and basements must be kept free of combustible materials. San Francisco's Housing Code separately treats inadequate exits and inadequate fire protection equipment as conditions that make a building substandard, which is the finding behind a notice of violation.

    • California Tenant Guide
    • San Francisco Housing Code §1001(m), (n)
  2. Tenants here have reported no heat or no hot water.
    details ▸

    California law requires heating facilities in good working order, and plumbing facilities in good working order including hot and cold running water. A rental unit that substantially lacks either may be legally uninhabitable, which is the standard the implied warranty of habitability sets for every residential tenancy in the state.

311 Housing Complaints
Total complaints since 2011
127
8 per year avg.↓ Down 71% in the last 2 years (10 vs 34 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
76
Severeⓘ9
Seriousⓘ21
Minorⓘ46
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 1996
104
3 per year avg.↓ Down 29% in the last 2 years (5 vs 7 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
1
Severeⓘ0
Seriousⓘ0
Minorⓘ1

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Fire safetyⓘ17 violations
Smoke detectorsⓘ8 violations
Cleanliness & refuseⓘ7 violations
Plumbingⓘ7 violations
Moldⓘ5 violations
Peeling paintⓘ5 violations
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ5 violations
Floors & stairsⓘ3 violations
Electricalⓘ2 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ2 violations
Pestsⓘ1 violations
Ventilation & lightⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated41 violations
1 still open. See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
General Maintenance Not In List Above45 complaints
Infestation Rodent Insect17 complaints
Blocked Exit Common Areas13 complaints
Fire Hazard11 complaints
Bathroom6 complaints
Ventilation Inadequate Or None6 complaints
Plumbing Broken Leaking5 complaints
Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior4 complaints
Heat Lack Of Heat4 complaints
Garbage Receptacles3 complaints
Electrical Non Hazard3 complaints
Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water2 complaints
Clutter Hoarder Unit Interior Storage2 complaints
Infestation Bed Bugs2 complaints
Deck Stairs Handrails1 complaints
Mold And Mildew1 complaints
Mail Service Delivery Problem1 complaints
Noise Caused By Building Systems1 complaints
Hide violations (104) ↑See complaints (127) →

Violation log

1 DBI violations · Open

AllOpenClosed
StatusFiledCategoryItemNOV Item Description
OpenJan 27, 2023DBI code violation—OBSERVED AWNING INSTALLING WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT. Code/Section: SFBC 103A Monthly monitoring fee applies. Code/Section: SFBC 110A Table 1A-K
See something wrong? File a complaint with SF 311

Ask how heat and hot water are supplied and who pays for them. If either fails once you live here, put the request to the landlord in writing and keep a copy.

  • California Tenant Guide
  • San Francisco Housing Code §701
  • Tenants here have reported pests.
    Worth checkingⓘ
    Look along baseboards and inside low cabinets for droppings, greasy rub marks or tracks, and check whether the bins outside overflow and whether gaps around exterior doors are sealed.
    details ▸

    California law requires buildings and grounds to be kept clean and sanitary and free from debris, filth, rubbish, garbage, rodents and vermin. San Francisco requires property owners to keep their property free of vermin, and requires an owner or manager to respond to a tenant's bed bug complaint by hiring a licensed pest control operator.

    • California Tenant Guide
    • SF.gov, Keeping your building free of vermin
    • OpenJan 27, 2023
    DBI code violation
    OBSERVED AWNING INSTALLING WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A PERMIT. Code/Section: SFBC 103A Monthly monitoring fee applies. Code/Section: SFBC 110A Table 1A-K