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516 OFARRELL ST

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 0318007 · Last violation Jul 8, 2026 · Last complaint Sep 24, 2026

NeighborhoodTenderloin
More violations than 93% of nearby buildings
More violations than 93% of buildings and more complaints than 94% of buildings in Tenderloin. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 47 violations · 58 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
Severityⓘopen violations
1 open fire-safety violation
Active Notices of Violation issued by the Department of Building Inspection.
Severe2
Serious8
Minor3

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 2010
252
15 per year avg.↑ Up 45% in the last 2 years (58 vs 40 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
105
Severeⓘ30
Seriousⓘ51
Minorⓘ24
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 1996
455
15 per year avg.↑ Up 57% in the last 2 years (47 vs 30 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
13
Severeⓘ2
Seriousⓘ8
Minorⓘ3

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Plumbingⓘ56 violations
Peeling paintⓘ33 violations
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ33 violations
Fire safetyⓘ26 violations
Electricalⓘ24 violations
Pestsⓘ17 violations
Floors & stairsⓘ15 violations
Exterior & windowsⓘ12 violations
Smoke detectorsⓘ10 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ8 violations
Cleanliness & refuseⓘ7 violations
Moldⓘ7 violations
Heating equipmentⓘ6 violations
Ventilation & lightⓘ5 violations
Locks & securityⓘ3 violations
General disrepairⓘ2 violations
Permits & unpermitted workⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated190 violations
7 still open. See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrs
Hide violations (455) ↑See complaints (252) →

Violation log

455 DBI violations

AllOpenClosed
StatusFiledCategoryItemNOV Item Description
not activeFeb 11, 1999plumbing and electrical sectionrepair sink (1001f hc)308
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
  • Smoke detector problems have been reported here.
    Worth checkingⓘ
    Look for a smoke detector in each bedroom and in the common stairwell, and for a carbon monoxide detector if the unit has a gas stove, a gas heater or an attached garage.
    details ▸

    California law requires working smoke detectors in all bedrooms and other designated areas of a rental unit, and apartment complexes must also have them in common stairwells. Any unit with appliances that burn fossil fuels such as natural gas, propane or fuel oil, or with an attached garage, must also have working carbon monoxide detectors.

    • California Tenant Guide
    • All time
    General Maintenance Not In List Above34 complaints
    Infestation Rodent Insect30 complaints
    Plumbing Broken Leaking25 complaints
    Bathroom25 complaints
    Mold And Mildew17 complaints
    Elevators Everthing Else15 complaints
    Heat Lack Of Heat12 complaints
    Electrical Non Hazard10 complaints
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water9 complaints
    Infestation Bed Bugs9 complaints
    Doors Windows Broken Defective7 complaints
    Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories6 complaints
    Fire Alarm System6 complaints
    Electrical Hazardous Condition6 complaints
    Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter6 complaints
    Blocked Exit Common Areas5 complaints
    Ventilation Inadequate Or None4 complaints
    Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices4 complaints
    Visitor Policy Violations4 complaints
    Fire Hazard3 complaints
    Garbage Receptacles2 complaints
    Smoke Detectors Missing Broken Unit Interior2 complaints
    Paint Peeling2 complaints
    Kitchen Community2 complaints
    Second Hand Smoke2 complaints
    Mail Service Delivery Problem2 complaints
    Clutter Hoarder Unit Interior Storage1 complaints
    Light Wells Dirty Flooded1 complaints
    Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior1 complaints
    not activeFeb 11, 1999sanitation sectioneliminate cockroach infestation (1001b, 1306 hc)404 (vent)
    not activeFeb 11, 1999other sectionmiscellaneous violationsreattach shower rod
    not activeDec 31, 1996other sectionmiscellaneous violationsmake necessary repairs to elevator and reurn to service
    not activeNov 15, 1996other sectioninspector commentsno apparent violations at time of inspection
    not activeFeb 11, 1999
    plumbing and electrical section · repair sink (1001f hc)
    308
    not activeFeb 11, 1999
    sanitation section · eliminate cockroach infestation (1001b, 1306 hc)
    404 (vent)
    not activeFeb 11, 1999
    other section · miscellaneous violations
    reattach shower rod
    not activeDec 31, 1996
    other section · miscellaneous violations
    make necessary repairs to elevator and reurn to service
    not activeNov 15, 1996
    other section · inspector comments
    no apparent violations at time of inspection
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