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472 ELLIS ST

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 0323015 · Last violation Jul 25, 2025 · Last complaint Aug 12, 2026

NeighborhoodTenderloin
Around average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 60% of buildings and more complaints than 70% 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: 6 violations · 12 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
Severityⓘopen violations
All DBI violations have been resolved
Notices of Violation issued by the Department of Building Inspection, by current status.
Severe0
Serious0
Minor0

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
74
4 per year avg.↓ Down 25% in the last 2 years (12 vs 16 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
32
Severeⓘ3
Seriousⓘ20
Minorⓘ9
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 1997
170
6 per year avg.↓ Down 57% in the last 2 years (6 vs 14 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
0
No open DBI violations on record.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Fire safetyⓘ25 violations
Plumbingⓘ16 violations
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ9 violations
Heating equipmentⓘ9 violations
Peeling paintⓘ8 violations
Exterior & windowsⓘ6 violations
Cleanliness & refuseⓘ6 violations
Electricalⓘ6 violations
Smoke detectorsⓘ5 violations
Pestsⓘ5 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ3 violations
Floors & stairsⓘ3 violations
Locks & securityⓘ2 violations
Gas shutoff & metersⓘ2 violations
Moldⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated64 violations
See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
See violations (170) →Hide complaints (74) ↑

Complaint log

74 311 complaints

StatusFiledType
ClosedAug 12, 2026Mold And Mildew
ClosedApr 25, 2026Mold And Mildew
ClosedApr 17, 2026Mold And Mildew
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
  • Tenants here have reported mold.
    Worth checkingⓘ
    Look for dark spots on walls, floors and ceilings, and for dry or wet spots, flaking or bubbling, or a damp or moldy smell, especially in bathrooms and closets.
    details ▸

    San Francisco's Health Code treats visible or otherwise demonstrable mold or mildew in a residential building as a public health nuisance in its own right. Under state law, mold that the landlord has notice of and that affects livability or health can also breach the implied warranty of habitability.

    • California Tenant Guide
    • San Francisco Health Code §581(b)(6)
  • Infestation Rodent Insect19 complaints
    Mold And Mildew11 complaints
    Elevators Everthing Else10 complaints
    Infestation Bed Bugs9 complaints
    Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior5 complaints
    General Maintenance Not In List Above3 complaints
    Plumbing Broken Leaking2 complaints
    Heat Lack Of Heat2 complaints
    Fire Hazard2 complaints
    Smoke Detectors Missing Broken Common Areas1 complaints
    Deck Stairs Handrails1 complaints
    Ventilation Inadequate Or None1 complaints
    Doors Windows Broken Defective1 complaints
    Electrical Non Hazard1 complaints
    Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories1 complaints
    Fire Alarm System1 complaints
    Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water1 complaints
    Kitchen Community1 complaints
    Paint Peeling1 complaints
    Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter1 complaints
    Apr 4, 2026
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJan 17, 2026Fire Hazard
    ClosedDec 14, 2025Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedOct 15, 2025Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedSep 22, 2025Paint Peeling
    ClosedSep 19, 2025Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 27, 2025Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedFeb 7, 2025Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedFeb 5, 2025Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedSep 27, 2024Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedAug 29, 2024Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJul 15, 2024Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedApr 23, 2024Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories
    ClosedApr 23, 2024Mold And Mildew
    ClosedApr 11, 2024Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMar 25, 2024Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedMar 1, 2024Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedDec 18, 2023Mold And Mildew
    ClosedSep 12, 2023Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJul 8, 2023Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJun 13, 2023Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 23, 2023Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedFeb 27, 2023General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedJan 9, 2023Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedNov 20, 2022Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedSep 16, 2022Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedAug 30, 2022Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 18, 2022Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 29, 2022General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedSep 27, 2021Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 30, 2021Deck Stairs Handrails
    ClosedMay 3, 2021Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedApr 6, 2021Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedFeb 22, 2021Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedFeb 19, 2021Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedFeb 15, 2021Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJan 28, 2021Mold And Mildew
    ClosedNov 28, 2020Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedOct 26, 2020Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedOct 23, 2020Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedOct 16, 2020General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedSep 15, 2020Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 20, 2020Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedNov 15, 2019Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedOct 23, 2019Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 31, 2019Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedJul 21, 2019Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedAug 12, 2026
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedApr 25, 2026
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedApr 17, 2026
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedApr 4, 2026
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJan 17, 2026
    Fire Hazard
    ClosedDec 14, 2025
    Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedOct 15, 2025
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedSep 22, 2025
    Paint Peeling
    ClosedSep 19, 2025
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 27, 2025
    Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter
    ClosedFeb 7, 2025
    Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedFeb 5, 2025
    Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedSep 27, 2024
    Electrical Non Hazard
    ClosedAug 29, 2024
    Heat Lack Of Heat
    ClosedJul 15, 2024
    Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedApr 23, 2024
    Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories
    ClosedApr 23, 2024
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedApr 11, 2024
    Ventilation Inadequate Or None
    ClosedMar 25, 2024
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedMar 1, 2024
    Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior
    ClosedDec 18, 2023
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedSep 12, 2023
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJul 8, 2023
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedJun 13, 2023
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedMay 23, 2023
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedFeb 27, 2023
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedJan 9, 2023
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedNov 20, 2022
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedSep 16, 2022
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedAug 30, 2022
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 18, 2022
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 29, 2022
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedSep 27, 2021
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 30, 2021
    Deck Stairs Handrails
    ClosedMay 3, 2021
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedApr 6, 2021
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedFeb 22, 2021
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedFeb 19, 2021
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedFeb 15, 2021
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJan 28, 2021
    Mold And Mildew
    ClosedNov 28, 2020
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedOct 26, 2020
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedOct 23, 2020
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedOct 16, 2020
    General Maintenance Not In List Above
    ClosedSep 15, 2020
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedJul 20, 2020
    Plumbing Broken Leaking
    ClosedNov 15, 2019
    Elevators Everthing Else
    ClosedOct 23, 2019
    Infestation Rodent Insect
    ClosedAug 31, 2019
    Infestation Bed Bugs
    ClosedJul 21, 2019
    Elevators Everthing Else
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