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463 ELLIS ST

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 0333018 · Last violation Apr 16, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 26, 2026

NeighborhoodTenderloin
More violations than 95% of nearby buildings
More violations than 95% of buildings and more complaints than 88% 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: 22 violations · 11 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
Severityⓘopen violations
22 open DBI violations
Active Notices of Violation issued by the Department of Building Inspection.
Severe2
Serious15
Minor5

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
63
4 per year avg.↑ Up 450% in the last 2 years (11 vs 2 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
15
Severeⓘ0
Seriousⓘ10
Minorⓘ5
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 1996
242
8 per year avg.↑ Up 340% in the last 2 years (22 vs 5 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
22
Severeⓘ2
Seriousⓘ15
Minorⓘ5

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ4 violations
Floors & stairsⓘ3 violations
Plumbingⓘ2 violations
Smoke detectorsⓘ2 violations
Exterior & windowsⓘ2 violations
Peeling paintⓘ1 violations
Fire safetyⓘ1 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ1 violations
Moldⓘ1 violations
Electricalⓘ1 violations
Pestsⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated14 violations
10 still open. See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
Infestation Rodent Insect8 complaints
General Maintenance Not In List Above3 complaints
Clutter Hoarder Unit Interior Storage1 complaints
Elevators Everthing Else1 complaints
Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior1 complaints
Mold And Mildew1 complaints
See violations (242) →See complaints (63) →
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