The Coalition for Code Enforcement says thousands are shivering in apartments and residential hotels because The City’s building inspection department is failing to enforce its own laws.
Tag: BBI
1993
Inspectors Trashed Reports, Activist Says
The San Francisco City Attorney’s office is called in to sort out a dispute between the city’s Bureau of Building Inspection (BBI) and the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, who accused the BBI of throwing away public documents related to unsafe rental property.
1993
City is Losing Fight Against Slumlords
Buildings and units with significant code violations or those erected illegally are found to remain unabated by the Bureau of Building Inspection for years.
1993
Tenants Turn Up the Heat on BBI’s Chief
Tenants turn to the Bureau of Building Inspection to start enforcing building codes.
1993
Renters Storm BBI & City Hall, Demand Action
Renters protest at BBI and City Hall for action to be done about the code violations they are forced to live with in San Francisco low income hotels and SROs.
1993
Tenants Rights Groups Criticize BBI
The Coalition for Code Enforcement outlines the failures of the BBI and Code Enforcement.
1993
Tenants to File Against Agency for Code Lapses
Tenants advocacy groups file a lawsuit against the Bureau of Building Inspection.
1993
Tenants Groups Sue S.F. to Enforce Building Codes
Tenants activists file a lawsuit against San Francisco to enforce building codes.
1993
Lawsuit Over Unsafe Hotels
Tenants filed suit charging the city with allegedly ignoring code violations and placing the lives of thousands of low-income and disabled residents at risk.
1993
Judge Upholds BBI Time Limits
A judge orders the Bureau of Building Inspection to meet code enforcement deadlines–a win for tenants and their advocacy groups.