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DBI outlines SRO enforcement focus and community collaboratives aiding tenants
Summary
DBI highlighted Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel enforcement: SROs make up ~8% of city housing but account for about 16–17% of complaints and notices of violation; DBI described collaborative outreach programs that provide tenant support, peer counseling and help identify egregious habitability cases for director's hearings and penalties.
The Building Inspection Commission received an update on Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels on April 20 that emphasized the longstanding role of SROs in San Francisco housing and DBI’s enforcement and outreach efforts to address habitability problems affecting vulnerable residents.
Chief Housing Inspector James Sanbonmatsu said SROs comprise roughly 8% of the city's housing stock but account for about 16–17% of DBI housing complaints and notices of…
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