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District 4 • Maritza Rivera • Accountability Dossier

SDCI Enforcement Record: What the Complaints Say
About Landlord Accountability in District 4

6,676
LLT Records
D4 total, full dataset
4,659
CP Complaint Records
source CP flag
1,232
VI Records
VI / CP rate: 26.4% - citywide: 24.6%
62.1%
No Inspection Date
citywide: 64.2%
59.0%
Closed / No Result
closed records with no visible result - citywide: 61.6%
+379%
LLT Growth
152 (2015) to 728 (2025)

District Overview

University District, Eastlake, Wallingford, Fremont, Green Lake (E)

District 4 covers the University District, Eastlake, and Wallingford - neighborhoods defined by dense renter populations, older housing stock, and redevelopment pressure. The verified LT file shows 6,676 landlord-tenant records and 4,659 complaints in the district, with 1,232 Notices of Violation. LT records grew 379% from 152 in 2015 to 728 in 2025, while 62.1% of LT records still carry no inspection date.

What the Pattern Looks Like

District 4's complaint record is defined by two patterns. The first is rooming-house and older multi-family building failures: raw sewage, chronic pest infestation, heating systems that require manual landlord intervention to function. The second is newer construction safety failures - elevator systems that fall, gas systems that leak, and management that raises rent while the building is still dangerous.

Featured Current Complaint Examples: 2015-2025

These examples use current-window complaint records from 2015-2025 for District 4. The quoted text is complaint narrative from public records. It is presented as what was reported, not as a physical inspection finding. Older complaint quotes were removed from the lead case-study section.

31 CP complaint records in the 2015-2025 current-window source. Latest selected/source year: 2025.
Fire / Electrical / Life Safety

This address is included because the current-window source shows repeated District 4 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of fire / electrical / life safety.

"9 DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION. THREE ARE EXTERIOR DOORS. 2 ARE NEW SINCE LAST INSPECTION IN SEPTEMBER."SDCI Complaint Record 015653-25CP - 2025 - status: OPEN DUPLICATE - Open public record/address search
"MULTIPLE DOORS, LOCKS DO NOT SECURE. MAIN EXTERIOR DOOR ON WEST SIDE OF BUILDING DOES NOT LOCK AND HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR WEEKS.SOME INTERIOR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WITH KEY/FOB. SOME DOORS DONT LOCK."SDCI Complaint Record 011241-25CP - 2025 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address search

Why this example is used: It keeps the district dossier anchored in recent public complaint records instead of relying on older historical examples. The record is evidence of reported conditions and agency-visible complaint activity, not a standalone conclusion about legal liability or verified correction.

27 CP complaint records in the 2015-2025 current-window source. Latest selected/source year: 2025.
Heat / Hot Water, Water / Mold / Leaks

This address is included because the current-window source shows repeated District 4 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of heat / hot water, water / mold / leaks.

"DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY TENANTS WERE NOTIFIED 2 OF 4 OF THE COMPLEXES WATER HEATERS WERE BROKEN AND WERE BEING REPAIRED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND GIVEN TIPS ON WHEN TO USE AND HOW TO CONSERVE HOT WATER. THEY NEVER FIXED THESE ISSUES NOW FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS WEVE HAD NO HOT WATER. MY KIDS AND I CANT EVEN SHOWER."SDCI Complaint Record 005939-24CP - 2024 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address search
"THE TENANT HAS MADE MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR MAINTENANCE TO GET THE HEAT INSIDE THE UNIT REPAIRED AND THE LANDLORD/PROPERTY MANAGER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE ISSUE AND THE TENANT DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEATING WITHIN THEIR APARTMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ALTERNATIVES OFFERED TO HEAT THE UNIT FOR THE TENANT IN THE INTERIM. NO SIGNS OF REPAIRS BEING SCHEDULED."SDCI Complaint Record 004764-24CP - 2024 - status: CLOSED - Open public record/address search

Why this example is used: It keeps the district dossier anchored in recent public complaint records instead of relying on older historical examples. The record is evidence of reported conditions and agency-visible complaint activity, not a standalone conclusion about legal liability or verified correction.

18 CP complaint records in the 2015-2025 current-window source. Latest selected/source year: 2025.
Water / Mold / Leaks

This address is included because the current-window source shows repeated District 4 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of water / mold / leaks.

"UNIT IS FULL OF MOLD AND THELANDLORD HAS NAILED SHUT THEWINDOWS"SDCI Complaint Record 000635-25CP - 2025 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address search
"MOLD ISSUE IN BATHROOM DUE TO BASEMENT FLOODING CONTINUALLY - LANDLORD AWARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM WE ARE GETTING SICK BECAUSE OF THE MOLD HERE"SDCI Complaint Record 010663-24CP - 2024 - status: CLOSED - Open public record/address search

Why this example is used: It keeps the district dossier anchored in recent public complaint records instead of relying on older historical examples. The record is evidence of reported conditions and agency-visible complaint activity, not a standalone conclusion about legal liability or verified correction.

Key Findings - District 4

Based on analysis of 6,676 verified LT records across all years in District 4. Primary source: MASTER_SOURCE_CITYWIDE_LLT_THRU_20251231_ENRICHED_01272026__PLUS_RECORDLIST-RARE.csv.

District 4 has 6,676 verified LT records, growing 379% from 152 in 2015 to 728 in 2025.
62.1% of LT records have no inspection date in the verified file (4,148 records).
59.0% of closed LT cases show no inspection result (3,561 of 6,037).
1,232 Notices of Violation against 4,659 LT complaints equals a 26.4% VI / CP rate.
StatusCurrent still shows 478 under investigation, 38 initiated, and 6 referred to law in District 4.

A Note on Enforcement Metrics

Two numbers define the enforcement accountability gap in District 4: 62.1% of LT records in the verified file have no inspection date, and 59.0% of closed LT cases show no inspection result. In raw counts, that is 4,148 records without an inspection date and 3,561 closed cases without a documented result.

When a complaint is filed and closed without inspection, the tenant receives no acknowledgment that their conditions were witnessed or documented. The landlord faces no accountability. And the same conditions appear again in the next complaint at the same address.