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501 JOHN MUIR DR

Lakeshore · San Francisco, CA · Parcel 7282005 · Last violation Sep 21, 2026 · Last complaint Oct 2, 2026

NeighborhoodLakeshore
More violations than 97% of nearby buildings
More violations than 97% of buildings and more complaints than 94% of buildings in Lakeshore. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 86 violations · 48 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
Severityⓘopen violations
61 open DBI violations
Active Notices of Violation issued by the Department of Building Inspection.
Severe0
Serious61
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 2012
78
5 per year avg.↑ Up 153% in the last 2 years (48 vs 19 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint severity
Last 5 years
66
Severeⓘ11
Seriousⓘ36
Minorⓘ19
Dept. of Building Inspection Violations
Total violations since 1996
253
8 per year avg.↑ Up 310% in the last 2 years (86 vs 21 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
61
Severeⓘ0
Seriousⓘ61
Minorⓘ0

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Cleanliness & refuseⓘ17 violations
Exterior & windowsⓘ8 violations
Moldⓘ5 violations
Fire safetyⓘ5 violations
Plumbingⓘ5 violations
Ventilation & lightⓘ4 violations
Walls, ceilings & cabinetsⓘ4 violations
Peeling paintⓘ2 violations
Pestsⓘ1 violations
Floors & stairsⓘ1 violations
Heat / hot waterⓘ1 violations
Electricalⓘ1 violations
Smoke detectorsⓘ1 violations
No specific condition stated52 violations
28 still open. See violation log below.

Top complaint types

5 yrsAll time
Mold And Mildew12 complaints
Infestation Rodent Insect12 complaints
General Maintenance Not In List Above9 complaints
Garbage Receptacles5 complaints
Elevators No Working Elevator 7 Or More Stories4 complaints
Plumbing Broken Leaking4 complaints
Doors Windows Broken Defective3 complaints
Fire Hazard3 complaints
Inadequately Maintained Building Exterior2 complaints
Ventilation Inadequate Or None2 complaints
Security Inadequately Secured Perimeter1 complaints
Bathroom1 complaints
Visitor Policy Violations1 complaints
Blocked Exit Common Areas1 complaints
Clutter Hoarder Unit Interior Storage1 complaints
Electrical Hazardous Condition1 complaints
Electrical Non Hazard1 complaints
Elevators Everthing Else1 complaints
Fire Alarm System1 complaints
Hot Water Lack Of Hot Water1 complaints
Illegal Construction No Permit Exceeds Permit Scope1 complaints
Noise Caused By Building Systems1 complaints
See violations (253) →See complaints (78) →
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