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Appeal your Order of Abatement for a code violation
You have 15 days to file an appeal to the Abatement Appeals Board about a building or housing code violation.
What to know
Cost
$326.45Appeal types
You can:
- Appeal a Director’s Order of Abatement
- Ask for the Abatement Appeals Board to accept a late filing of appeal (Request for Jurisdiction)
- Ask for a new hearing of the appeal (re-hearing)
What to do
1. Complete and print the PDF application
Follow the instructions on the first page.
We will ask you:
- The type of appeal you want to file
- Identifying info about your case (we will add the appeal number later)
- Date of your Director’s Hearing
- Property address, with numbers of units and guest rooms
- The decision you are appealing
- Why you are appealing the decision
- About the permitting and construction work related to the violations
- Your previous experience owning or working on properties in SF
If you are filing an appeal after the 15 day deadline, we will ask you additional questions about the delay.
2. Give us your application, documents, and payment
Include:
- Appeal PDF application
- Proof of why the Order of Abatement decision should be reversed
- Payment - if using check or money order, make it payable to “SF Department of Building Inspection” or “CCSF_DBI”
You can mail the package or drop it off in person.
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103
Get directions
Supporting information
After you apply
Once we approve the appeal and process the payment, we will call you with your appeal hearing information. Abatement Appeals Board meetings take place on the third Wednesday of every month.
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What to know
Cost
$326.45Appeal types
You can:
- Appeal a Director’s Order of Abatement
- Ask for the Abatement Appeals Board to accept a late filing of appeal (Request for Jurisdiction)
- Ask for a new hearing of the appeal (re-hearing)
What to do
1. Complete and print the PDF application
Follow the instructions on the first page.
We will ask you:
- The type of appeal you want to file
- Identifying info about your case (we will add the appeal number later)
- Date of your Director’s Hearing
- Property address, with numbers of units and guest rooms
- The decision you are appealing
- Why you are appealing the decision
- About the permitting and construction work related to the violations
- Your previous experience owning or working on properties in SF
If you are filing an appeal after the 15 day deadline, we will ask you additional questions about the delay.
2. Give us your application, documents, and payment
Include:
- Appeal PDF application
- Proof of why the Order of Abatement decision should be reversed
- Payment - if using check or money order, make it payable to “SF Department of Building Inspection” or “CCSF_DBI”
You can mail the package or drop it off in person.
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103
Get directions
Supporting information
After you apply
Once we approve the appeal and process the payment, we will call you with your appeal hearing information. Abatement Appeals Board meetings take place on the third Wednesday of every month.