Tenants and community members urge DBI to protect code‐enforcement funding; critic raises inspection lapses

Public commenters at the San Francisco Building Inspection Commission meeting on May 21 pressed the Department of Building Inspection to preserve funding for tenant outreach and code‑enforcement services and described habitability problems in their buildings.

Speakers from the Southeast Tenant Association and the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco told the commission that cuts to the Code Enforcement Outreach Program (CEOP) would leave tenants without assistance for reporting habitability issues such as mold, leaks, pests and broken heating. Anai, identified at the meeting as a tenant organizer with the Southeast Tenant Association, said the groups are asking DBI to “fully fund tenant protections and support safe, stable housing with livable conditions.” Maria Jandres, a Southeast…