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

Complaint log

252 311 complaints

StatusFiledType
ClosedMay 8, 2015Ventilation Inadequate Or None
ClosedMay 8, 2015Infestation Bed Bugs
ClosedMay 8, 2015Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
Closed
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
    May 8, 2015
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedMay 8, 2015General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Garbage Receptacles
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Electrical Hazardous Condition
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Light Wells Dirty Flooded
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Smoke Detectors Missing Broken Unit Interior
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Paint Peeling
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices
    ClosedMay 8, 2015General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Kitchen Community
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Blocked Exit Common Areas
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJan 26, 2015Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedJan 15, 2015Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJan 15, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJan 15, 2015Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedJan 15, 2015General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedNov 14, 2014Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedOct 8, 2014Fire Hazard
    ClosedMay 7, 2014Blocked Exit Common Areas
    ClosedApr 25, 2014Second Hand Smoke
    ClosedJan 3, 2014Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices
    ClosedAug 2, 2013Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJun 22, 2012Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedApr 10, 2012Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedOct 28, 2011General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedOct 28, 2011Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedOct 18, 2011General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Garbage Receptacles
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Electrical Hazardous Condition
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Light Wells Dirty Flooded
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Smoke Detectors Missing Broken Unit Interior
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Paint Peeling
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Kitchen Community
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Blocked Exit Common Areas
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJan 26, 2015
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedJan 15, 2015
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJan 15, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJan 15, 2015
    Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedJan 15, 2015
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedNov 14, 2014
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedOct 8, 2014
    Fire Hazard
    ClosedMay 7, 2014
    Blocked Exit Common Areas
    ClosedApr 25, 2014
    Second Hand Smoke
    ClosedJan 3, 2014
    Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices
    ClosedAug 2, 2013
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJun 22, 2012
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedApr 10, 2012
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedOct 28, 2011
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedOct 28, 2011
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedOct 18, 2011
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
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