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Housing Inspection Services
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Housing Inspection Services (HIS) implements and enforces the San Francisco Housing Code and pertinent related City Codes. HIS establishes and maintains minimum maintenance standards for existing residential buildings to safeguard life, limb, health, property, and public welfare by conducting periodic health and safety inspections and responding to tenant complaints. HIS also oversees the Code Enforcement Outreach Program.
Resources
Apartment and Hotel License Fee FAQ and Request Form for Records Correction, Exemption and Refund
One & two family rental dwellings & apartment/hotel fee frequently asked questions (FAQ) and the request form for record correction, exemption, and/or refund (Special Assessment Codes 79, 92 or 93)
RECO/Conservation Certified Energy Inspector List
A list of RECO/Water Conservation Certified Energy Inspectors
CA Health and Safety Code 17920.3 - Regulation of Buildings Used for Human Habitation
CA Health and Safety Code 17920.3 lists the minimum standards for a building to be used for human habitation. Any building, or portion of a building, that falls short of these minimum standards shall be declared substandard.
Property owners are advised to contact the Department of Building Inspection's Housing Inspection Services division, or obtain a confidential third-party code inspection from a licensed contractor, to determine the unit's existing condition or potential scope of building improvements before submitting a permit application.
Compliance Affidavit for Section 604 of the SF Housing Code
Owners of apartment buildings and hotels must have a licensed professional inspect their decks and fill out the affidavit every 5 years.
Affidavit of self-certification for the installation of carbon monoxide and smoke alarms
Complete one affidavit for each building. Carbon monoxide alarms are required on all floors with fossil-fuel burning appliances, and above and below floors.
Lead-Based Paint Safety Guide
Learn how to safely handle lead-based paint in buildings built before 1979.
Housing Inspection Services Organizational Chart
Organizational chart for DBI's Housing Inspection Services
Section 604 Affidavit List
Section 604 Affidavits received from the public and submitted to Department of Building Inspection