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Was an anonymous complaint made to the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection?

Last time updated: March 24, 2014
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Did the inspector come to inspect the property?

Is the current complaint regarding external or internal violations (click internal, if both)

Did the inspector find any outstanding violations, so that a Notice of Violation was filed or upheld?

Has the owner complied?

Was access granted?

Did the inspector come to inspect the property?

Owner enters the process of correcting violations and reinspecting the property

Have you received a notice regarding a scheduled Director's Hearing from the Department?

Has the owner corrected the noticed violation and called for a new inspection?

An order of abatement is then issued and recorded against the property

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Was the owner found required to "abate" violations at the Director's Hearing?

Has the owner complied?

DBI schedules an Appeal Hearing, mails notice, and holds the hearing. At the completion of the hearing:

DBI Appeal can be re-heard once, if requested within 10 days. At the rehearing:

Appeal now goes to the Board of Appeals; hearing is scheduled and notice is mailed. At the hearing:

If requested within 10 days, Board of Appeals holds a re-hearing. At the rehearing:

Administrative means are exhausted at this point. If the owner still disagrees, it might need to be resolved in court
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Have you received a notice regarding a scheduled Director's Hearing from the Department?

It may take time from a few days to over a year

Did the inspector come to inspect the property?

It may take time from a few hours to over a year

Did the inspector come to inspect the property?

It may take time from a few hours to over a year

Congratulations! You are Home Free!
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The process almost always involves obtaining permits, paying fees (often mutliplied 3x or 9x times for violations), and may require multiple inspections to obtain final "sign-off(s)."

When the owner believes the noticed violation is corrected, (s)he calls for a new inspection.
[Beware: during the new inspection, new violations may be identified]

Approval of several inspectors and/or from multiple departments (Health, Fire, Environmental, Public Works, etc.) may be required

May take from a few hours to a year for an inspector to come

Congratulations! You are Home Free!
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Congratulations! You are Home Free!
Your case's outcome may vary due to its particular circumstances. For more information, contact us for a consultation

Congratulations! You are Home Free!
Your case's outcome may vary due to its particular circumstances. For more information, contact us for a consultation