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Board reduces penalty for unpermitted emergency electrical repairs after life-safety inspections

San Francisco Board of Appeals · June 3, 2009
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Summary

Sophie Lau appealed a nine-times penalty assessed after emergency electrical repairs following a March fire. DBI said inspections found incomplete or noncompliant work requiring multiple visits; the board reduced the penalty to five times the regular fee (4-1 vote).

Property owner Sophie Lau appealed a nine-times investigative penalty imposed for electrical work carried out after a March 10 fire at 1430 Larkin Street. Lau said she acted promptly, obtained a contractor and attempted to follow DBI instructions, and argued the penalty was unfair…

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