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Abatement Appeals Board pauses enforcement at 109 Pierce Street, orders 30-day continuance
Summary
The Abatement Appeals Board voted 4–1 to continue an order-of-abatement case for 109 Pierce Street for 30 days after hearing competing accounts about mold, dry rot and whether repairs require tenant relocation. The board urged mediation and outreach, and asked both sides to seek a negotiated path forward.
The San Francisco Abatement Appeals Board on Oct. 16 continued for 30 days an order-of-abatement case concerning 109 Pierce Street after hearing testimony about persistent mold, dry rot and an inoperable heater in an occupied unit.
Senior housing inspector Jose Lopez told the board that the city received a complaint on 08/29/2018 and issued a notice of violation on 08/31/2018. After inspections and multiple hearings, Lopez said, an order of abatement was issued on 07/11/2019; the department’s position was that the violations posed a life hazard to the occupant and that previous opportunities to correct the conditions had not produced lasting repairs.
Housing inspector Christina Moy described photographic evidence of the unit’s condition, including a warped rear exit door, mold on bedroom and bathroom ceilings and walls, and a nonworking heater.…
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