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439 OFARRELL ST

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 0324021 · Last violation May 28, 2026 · Last complaint Jun 23, 2026

NeighborhoodTenderloin
More violations than 86% of nearby buildings
More violations than 86% of buildings and more complaints than 89% 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: 11 violations · 19 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
Severityⓘopen violations
1 open DBI violation
Active Notices of Violation issued by the Department of Building Inspection.
Severe0
Serious0
Minor1

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
180
11 per year avg.↓ Down 27% in the last 2 years (19 vs 26 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
54
Severeⓘ14
Seriousⓘ33
Minorⓘ7
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 1996
482
16 per year avg.↓ Down 54% in the last 2 years (11 vs 24 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
1
Severeⓘ0
Seriousⓘ0
Minorⓘ1

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ4 violations
Plumbingⓘ4 violations
Fire safetyⓘ3 violations
Moldⓘ2 violations
General disrepairⓘ2 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ1 violations
Pestsⓘ1 violations
Smoke detectorsⓘ1 violations
Floors & stairsⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated31 violations
See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
Plumbing Broken Leaking8 complaints
Infestation Rodent Insect7 complaints
General Maintenance Not In List Above6 complaints
Bathroom6 complaints
Heat Lack Of Heat5 complaints
Fire Alarm System5 complaints
Mold And Mildew4 complaints
Elevators Everthing Else4 complaints
Light Wells Dirty Flooded2 complaints
Blocked Exit Common Areas2 complaints
Ventilation Inadequate Or None1 complaints
Electrical Hazardous Condition1 complaints
Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water1 complaints
Infestation Bed Bugs1 complaints
Paint Peeling1 complaints
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Violation log

1 DBI violations · Open

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StatusFiledCategoryItemNOV Item Description
OpenJul 1, 2016Permits & unpermitted work—2 rooms on main level work without permit. Rooms size approximately 12'x14' new framing wall made. Monthly monitoring fee $52.00 Code sec: 103A
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 pests.
    Worth checkingⓘ
    Look along baseboards and inside low cabinets for droppings, greasy rub marks or tracks, and check whether the bins outside overflow and whether gaps around exterior doors are sealed.
    details ▸

    California law requires buildings and grounds to be kept clean and sanitary and free from debris, filth, rubbish, garbage, rodents and vermin. San Francisco requires property owners to keep their property free of vermin, and requires an owner or manager to respond to a tenant's bed bug complaint by hiring a licensed pest control operator.

    • California Tenant Guide
    • SF.gov, Keeping your building free of vermin
    • OpenJul 1, 2016
    Permits & unpermitted work
    2 rooms on main level work without permit. Rooms size approximately 12'x14' new framing wall made. Monthly monitoring fee $52.00 Code sec: 103A