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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
ClosedSep 24, 2026Elevators Everthing Else
ClosedSep 11, 2026General Maintenance Not In List Above
ClosedAug 21, 2026General Maintenance Not In List Above
Open
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
  • Aug 7, 2026
    Fire Alarm System
    ClosedJul 17, 2026Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedJul 2, 2026Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 9, 2026Fire Alarm System
    ClosedJun 4, 2026General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 23, 2026Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 13, 2026Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedFeb 8, 2026Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedDec 21, 2025Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedDec 20, 2025Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedDec 19, 2025General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedDec 18, 2025Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedNov 24, 2025Bathroom
    ClosedNov 10, 2025General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedNov 6, 2025Electrical Hazardous Condition
    ClosedOct 17, 2025Bathroom
    ClosedSep 27, 2025Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedSep 15, 2025Bathroom
    ClosedSep 14, 2025Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedSep 10, 2025Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 21, 2025Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedAug 14, 2025General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedJul 14, 2025Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 15, 2025Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJun 15, 2025Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 15, 2025Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJun 3, 2025Kitchen Community
    ClosedMay 22, 2025Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 22, 2025Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedMay 20, 2025General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedApr 30, 2025Bathroom
    ClosedApr 16, 2025Smoke Detectors Missing Broken Unit Interior
    ClosedApr 9, 2025General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMar 27, 2025Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMar 27, 2025Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMar 25, 2025Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedMar 20, 2025Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMar 19, 2025Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMar 17, 2025Mold And Mildew
    ClosedFeb 17, 2025Mold And Mildew
    ClosedFeb 8, 2025General Maintenance Not In List Above
    OpenJan 24, 2025Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories
    ClosedJan 22, 2025Mail Service Delivery Problem
    ClosedJan 22, 2025Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJan 16, 2025General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedJan 8, 2025Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedDec 27, 2024Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedSep 24, 2026
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedSep 11, 2026
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedAug 21, 2026
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    OpenAug 7, 2026
    Fire Alarm System
    ClosedJul 17, 2026
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedJul 2, 2026
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 9, 2026
    Fire Alarm System
    ClosedJun 4, 2026
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMay 23, 2026
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMay 13, 2026
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedFeb 8, 2026
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedDec 21, 2025
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedDec 20, 2025
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedDec 19, 2025
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedDec 18, 2025
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water
    ClosedNov 24, 2025
    Bathroom
    ClosedNov 10, 2025
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedNov 6, 2025
    Electrical Hazardous Condition
    ClosedOct 17, 2025
    Bathroom
    ClosedSep 27, 2025
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedSep 15, 2025
    Bathroom
    ClosedSep 14, 2025
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedSep 10, 2025
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 21, 2025
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedAug 14, 2025
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedJul 14, 2025
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 15, 2025
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedJun 15, 2025
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJun 15, 2025
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJun 3, 2025
    Kitchen Community
    ClosedMay 22, 2025
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 22, 2025
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedMay 20, 2025
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedApr 30, 2025
    Bathroom
    ClosedApr 16, 2025
    Smoke Detectors Missing Broken Unit Interior
    ClosedApr 9, 2025
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedMar 27, 2025
    Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMar 27, 2025
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedMar 25, 2025
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedMar 20, 2025
    Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMar 19, 2025
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedMar 17, 2025
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedFeb 17, 2025
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedFeb 8, 2025
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    OpenJan 24, 2025
    Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories
    ClosedJan 22, 2025
    Mail Service Delivery Problem
    ClosedJan 22, 2025
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJan 16, 2025
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedJan 8, 2025
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedDec 27, 2024
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
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