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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
ClosedJul 30, 2016Heat Lack Of Heat
ClosedJul 30, 2016Infestation Rodent Insect
ClosedJul 30, 2016Bathroom
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
  • Jun 18, 2016
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedJun 16, 2016Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMar 20, 2016Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMar 2, 2016General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedFeb 29, 2016Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedNov 16, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedNov 13, 2015Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedOct 24, 2015Garbage Receptacles
    ClosedOct 22, 2015Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedOct 14, 2015General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedOct 12, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedOct 12, 2015Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedSep 29, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedSep 29, 2015Visitor Policy Violations
    ClosedSep 23, 2015Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedSep 18, 2015Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedSep 13, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedSep 7, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedSep 5, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedAug 30, 2015Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices
    ClosedAug 30, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedAug 25, 2015General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedAug 23, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedAug 23, 2015Paint Peeling
    ClosedAug 23, 2015Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices
    ClosedJul 21, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedJul 7, 2015Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJul 7, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 1, 2015Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJun 21, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 18, 2015Bathroom
    ClosedJun 13, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 13, 2015Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJun 13, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 12, 2015Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedJun 2, 2015Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedMay 28, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 28, 2015Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Electrical Hazardous Condition
    ClosedMay 8, 2015General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 8, 2015General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 8, 2015Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedJul 30, 2016
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJul 30, 2016
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 30, 2016
    Bathroom
    ClosedJun 18, 2016
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedJun 16, 2016
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMar 20, 2016
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMar 2, 2016
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedFeb 29, 2016
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedNov 16, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedNov 13, 2015
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedOct 24, 2015
    Garbage Receptacles
    ClosedOct 22, 2015
    Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedOct 14, 2015
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedOct 12, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedOct 12, 2015
    Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedSep 29, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedSep 29, 2015
    Visitor Policy Violations
    ClosedSep 23, 2015
    Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedSep 18, 2015
    Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedSep 13, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedSep 7, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedSep 5, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedAug 30, 2015
    Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices
    ClosedAug 30, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedAug 25, 2015
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedAug 23, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedAug 23, 2015
    Paint Peeling
    ClosedAug 23, 2015
    Paint Lead Violating Safe Practices
    ClosedJul 21, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedJul 7, 2015
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJul 7, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 1, 2015
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJun 21, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 18, 2015
    Bathroom
    ClosedJun 13, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 13, 2015
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJun 13, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 12, 2015
    Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedJun 2, 2015
    Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedMay 28, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 28, 2015
    Doors Windows Broken Defective
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Electrical Hazardous Condition
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 8, 2015
    Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
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