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DBI presents housing enforcement study: 5,778 notices equate to ~36,000 individual violations; 88% abated
Summary
DBI's housing division reported a manual audit of three fiscal years finding 5,778 notices of violation that translate to roughly 36,000 individual items; the division reported an 88% abatement rate and said automation with the new permit system should make future tracking easier.
Rosemary Bosque, chief housing inspector, presented a citywide housing code-enforcement correction study on Aug. 17 documenting three fiscal years of activity. The study manual-counted notices of violation and converted the data into individual violation items.
"We issued 5,778 notices of violation within those 3 fiscal years," Bosque said, adding that those notices translate into "36,000 individual violations" inspectors had to inspect and track. Bosque said about 88% of the violations were abated at the time of the review and that the remainder often required permits, assessment of costs, or city-attorney involvement.
Bosque noted lead-related items and habitability violations made up a large portion of the caseload. Commissioners praised the housing division's productivity and the department's use of community-based organizations to assist tenants and outreach. Staff said additional temporary hires and eventual automation in the Accela/Exela system should make similar reporting less labor-intensive.
No vote was taken; commissioners encouraged expanded automation and noted recent additional funding for outreach and fire-prevention partnerships.
