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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
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ11 violations
Plumbingⓘ9 violations
Fire safetyⓘ7 violations
Heating equipmentⓘ2 violations
Exterior & windowsⓘ2 violations
General disrepairⓘ2 violations
Moldⓘ1 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ1 violations
Electricalⓘ1 violations
Peeling paintⓘ1 violations
Pestsⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated42 violations
7 still open. See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
General Maintenance Not In List Above16 complaints
Infestation Rodent Insect11 complaints
Plumbing Broken Leaking10 complaints
Elevators Everthing Else10 complaints
Mold And Mildew7 complaints
Bathroom7 complaints
Fire Alarm System6 complaints
Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water5 complaints
Electrical Non Hazard5 complaints
Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories5 complaints
Heat Lack Of Heat4 complaints
Electrical Hazardous Condition4 complaints
Blocked Exit Common Areas3 complaints
Doors Windows Broken Defective2 complaints
Ventilation Inadequate Or None2 complaints
Fire Hazard2 complaints
Clutter Hoarder Unit Interior Storage1 complaints
Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter1 complaints
Smoke Detectors Missing Broken Unit Interior1 complaints
Visitor Policy Violations1 complaints
Infestation Bed Bugs1 complaints
Kitchen Community1 complaints
Mail Service Delivery Problem1 complaints
See violations (455) →Hide complaints (252) ↑

Complaint log

252 311 complaints

StatusFiledType
ClosedJun 15, 2022General Maintenance Not In List Above
ClosedMay 27, 2022Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories
ClosedMar 7, 2022General Maintenance Not In List Above
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
    • Mar 1, 2022
    Blocked Exit Common Areas
    ClosedFeb 20, 2022Blocked Exit Common Areas
    ClosedNov 21, 2021Electrical Hazardous Condition
    ClosedAug 18, 2021Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedAug 18, 2021Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 13, 2021Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedJun 2, 2021Bathroom
    ClosedApr 5, 2021Bathroom
    ClosedFeb 4, 2021Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedJan 12, 2021Bathroom
    ClosedJul 22, 2020Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJul 1, 2020Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedJun 17, 2020Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 11, 2020Mail Service Delivery Problem
    ClosedMar 17, 2020Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedFeb 25, 2020General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedFeb 19, 2020Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedFeb 18, 2020Visitor Policy Violations
    ClosedFeb 18, 2020Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedFeb 15, 2020Bathroom
    ClosedFeb 5, 2020Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedJan 10, 2020Visitor Policy Violations
    ClosedJan 6, 2020Bathroom
    ClosedJan 3, 2020General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedOct 9, 2019Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedOct 9, 2019Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedOct 8, 2019General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedOct 8, 2019Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedOct 6, 2019Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedOct 5, 2019Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedOct 5, 2019Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedApr 19, 2019General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedAug 3, 2018Mold And Mildew
    ClosedAug 1, 2018Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 29, 2018General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 23, 2018Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 23, 2018Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 22, 2018Mold And Mildew
    ClosedApr 6, 2018Mold And Mildew
    ClosedFeb 1, 2018Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJan 22, 2018Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJul 15, 2017General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedFeb 8, 2017General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedNov 23, 2016Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedNov 17, 2016Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedSep 25, 2016Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedJul 30, 2016Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJun 15, 2022
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 27, 2022
    Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories
    ClosedMar 7, 2022
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMar 1, 2022
    Blocked Exit Common Areas
    ClosedFeb 20, 2022
    Blocked Exit Common Areas
    ClosedNov 21, 2021
    Electrical Hazardous Condition
    ClosedAug 18, 2021
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedAug 18, 2021
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 13, 2021
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedJun 2, 2021
    Bathroom
    ClosedApr 5, 2021
    Bathroom
    ClosedFeb 4, 2021
    Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedJan 12, 2021
    Bathroom
    ClosedJul 22, 2020
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJul 1, 2020
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedJun 17, 2020
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 11, 2020
    Mail Service Delivery Problem
    ClosedMar 17, 2020
    Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedFeb 25, 2020
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedFeb 19, 2020
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedFeb 18, 2020
    Visitor Policy Violations
    ClosedFeb 18, 2020
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedFeb 15, 2020
    Bathroom
    ClosedFeb 5, 2020
    Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedJan 10, 2020
    Visitor Policy Violations
    ClosedJan 6, 2020
    Bathroom
    ClosedJan 3, 2020
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedOct 9, 2019
    Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedOct 9, 2019
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedOct 8, 2019
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedOct 8, 2019
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedOct 6, 2019
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedOct 5, 2019
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedOct 5, 2019
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedApr 19, 2019
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedAug 3, 2018
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedAug 1, 2018
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 29, 2018
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 23, 2018
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 23, 2018
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMay 22, 2018
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedApr 6, 2018
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedFeb 1, 2018
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJan 22, 2018
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJul 15, 2017
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedFeb 8, 2017
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedNov 23, 2016
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedNov 17, 2016
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedSep 25, 2016
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedJul 30, 2016
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
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