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1010 BUCHANAN ST

Western Addition · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 0771025 · Last violation Oct 2, 2025 · Last complaint Sep 29, 2026

NeighborhoodWestern Addition
More violations than 96% of nearby buildings
More violations than 96% of buildings and more complaints than 94% of buildings in Western Addition. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
A steady level of activity over time
Last 2 yrs: 15 violations · 19 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
Severityⓘopen violations
15 open DBI violations
Active Notices of Violation issued by the Department of Building Inspection.
Severe0
Serious10
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 2016
26
2 per year avg.↑ Up 375% in the last 2 years (19 vs 4 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
24
Severeⓘ8
Seriousⓘ8
Minorⓘ8
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 2002
154
6 per year avg.↑ Up 200% in the last 2 years (15 vs 5 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
15
Severeⓘ0
Seriousⓘ10
Minorⓘ5

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Heating equipmentⓘ7 violations
Plumbingⓘ2 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ1 violations
Fire safetyⓘ1 violations
General disrepairⓘ1 violations
Exterior & windowsⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated9 violations
9 still open. See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
General Maintenance Not In List Above7 complaints
Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water4 complaints
Infestation Rodent Insect4 complaints
Doors Windows Broken Defective2 complaints
Fire Hazard2 complaints
Fire Sprinkler System2 complaints
Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior1 complaints
Mold And Mildew1 complaints
Plumbing Broken Leaking1 complaints
Hide violations (154) ↑See complaints (26) →

Violation log

154 DBI violations

AllOpenClosed
StatusFiledCategoryItemNOV Item Description
not activeJan 8, 2004DBI code violation—NPTO(2) No current Permits to Operate the domestic hot water supply water heaters over 200,000 BTU. CMC 1024
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
    • not activeFeb 12, 2002other sectionprovide shutoff tool for gas utility shutoff (712 hc)shutoff tool with instructional sign required at gas meters (enclosed). sign, date and return (enclosed) affadavit within 30 days.
    not activeFeb 12, 2002fire sectionrepair, maintain fire escape drop ladder in working condition (sec 908 hc)provide evidence of certification (from a licensed service contractor) along with returning (enclosed) signed and dated affadavit within 30 days.
    not activeFeb 12, 2002building sectionthis notice applies to all the following structures: 1019 golden gate avenue 1049 golden gate avenue 1069 golden gate avenue 1010 buchanan street 900 mcallister street 949 laguna street—
    not activeJan 8, 2004
    DBI code violation
    NPTO(2) No current Permits to Operate the domestic hot water supply water heaters over 200,000 BTU. CMC 1024
    not activeFeb 12, 2002
    other section · provide shutoff tool for gas utility shutoff (712 hc)
    shutoff tool with instructional sign required at gas meters (enclosed). sign, date and return (enclosed) affadavit within 30 days.
    not activeFeb 12, 2002
    fire section · repair, maintain fire escape drop ladder in working condition (sec 908 hc)
    provide evidence of certification (from a licensed service contractor) along with returning (enclosed) signed and dated affadavit within 30 days.
    not activeFeb 12, 2002
    building section · this notice applies to all the following structures: 1019 golden gate avenue 1049 golden gate avenue 1069 golden gate avenue 1010 buchanan street 900 mcallister street 949 laguna street
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