District 6 • Dan Strauss • Accountability Dossier
SDCI Enforcement Record: What the Complaints Say
About Landlord Accountability in District 6
Metrics source: MASTER_SOURCE_CITYWIDE_LLT_THRU_20251231_ENRICHED_01272026__PLUS_RECORDLIST-RARE.csv, full conservative LLT dataset through Dec. 31, 2025. Current complaint examples source: MASTER_SOURCE_CITYWIDE_LLT_2015-2025_THRU_20251231_ENRICHED_01272026__PLUS_RECORDLIST.csv. Quoted complaint text is public-record complaint narrative and is not treated as physical inspection proof.
6,295
LLT Records
D6 total, full dataset
4,203
CP Complaint Records
source CP flag
1,064
VI Records
VI / CP rate: 25.3% - citywide: 24.6%
66.4%
No Inspection Date
citywide: 64.2%
64.4%
Closed / No Result
closed records with no visible result - citywide: 61.6%
+289%
LLT Growth
148 (2015) to 575 (2025)
District Overview
Ballard, Crown Hill, Broadview, Greenwood, Green Lake (W), Phinney
District 6 - Ballard, Greenwood, Green Lake West, and Crown Hill - shows a complaint pattern shaped by both habitability failures and displacement pressure. The verified LT file shows 6,295 landlord-tenant records and 4,203 complaints in the district, with 1,064 Notices of Violation. LT records grew 289% from 148 in 2015 to 575 in 2025, while 66.5% of LT records have no inspection date and 64.4% of closed LT cases show no inspection result.
What the Pattern Looks Like
District 6 tells a different story than the habitability-dominated complaint records of Districts 1-5. Here, the dominant complaint pattern is rights violation and displacement: managers entering units without notice or consent, landlords refusing to honor rescissions of termination agreements, tenants displaced by fires receiving no relocation assistance, and unpermitted electrical and plumbing work used to justify or accelerate turnover. Ballard's housing market transformation is visible in the complaint data.
Featured Current Complaint Examples: 2015-2025
These examples use current-window complaint records from 2015-2025 for District 6. 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.
24 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 6 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of water / mold / leaks.
"PER CSB: CUSTOMER IS EXPERIENCING CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS AT APARTMENT. CUSTOMER WENT WITHOUT A SHOWER FOR 2.5 MONTHS BEFORE BEING PUT IN A HOTEL FOR A WEEK DUE TO THE SHOWER NOT WORKING. THE SAME THING JUST HAPPENED AND IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS. FINALLY CUSTOMER PUT A STOP PAYMENT ON RENT AND NOW FIXED IT. PLUMBERS WERE CALLED IN RIGHT AWAY...."
SDCI Complaint Record 013128-24CP - 2024 - status: CLOSED - Open public record/address searchWhy 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.
24 CP complaint records in the 2015-2025 current-window source. Latest selected/source year: 2025.
Tenant Rights / Displacement Pressure, Heat / Hot Water, Fire / Electrical / Life Safety
This address is included because the current-window source shows repeated District 6 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of tenant rights / displacement pressure, heat / hot water, fire / electrical / life safety.
"CIRCA GREENLAKE APARTMENT MANAGEMENT DOES NOT RUN THE TRASH COMPACTOR AND DOES NOT REMOVE THE TRASH AND RECYCLING FROM EACH RESIDENTIAL FLOOR AND DOES NOT PROPERLY REMOVE THE WASTE FROM THE TRASH ROOMS TO HELP WASTE MANAGEMENT DO THEIR JOB! THE TRASH SHOOT IS TOTALLY BACKED UP TO THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING ON BOTH SIDES. THIS IS FOUL...."
SDCI Complaint Record 006724-24CP - 2024 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address search"NO HOT WATER LANDLORD AWARE BOILER ISSUEPOTA - TENANT RIGHTS"
SDCI Complaint Record 006247-24CP - 2024 - status: UNDER INVESTIGATION - Open public record/address search"OUR WINDOW HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE WE MOVED-IN LAST JULY. THE WINDOW HAS STILL NOT BEEN FIXED 6 MONTHS LATER. THE MAINTENANCE HAS CURRENTLY ZIP-TIED THE WINDOW CLOSED AS THEY SAY THE MANAGEMENT WILL NOT HIRE A PROFESSIONAL TO FIX IT. IT HAS ALSO BEEN MENTIONED THAT MULTIPLE OTHER WINDOWS IN THE BUILDING ARE ALSO BROKEN."
SDCI Complaint Record 000413-24CP - 2024 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address searchWhy 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.
29 CP complaint records in the 2015-2025 current-window source. Latest selected/source year: 2025.
Fire / Electrical / Life Safety, Water / Mold / Leaks, Tenant Rights / Displacement Pressure
This address is included because the current-window source shows repeated District 6 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of fire / electrical / life safety, water / mold / leaks, tenant rights / displacement pressure.
"THE BALLARD ON THE PARK APARTMENT BUILDING HAS HAD NEARLY A DOZEN FALSE FIRE ALARMS OCCUR OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAVE LIVED HERE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE ENTIRE RESIDENT POPULATION TO LEAVE THEIR DWELLINGS TO STAND OUTSIDE IN THE COLD RAIN FOR UNKNOWN PERIODS OF TIME...."
SDCI Complaint Record 002021-25CP - 2025 - status: CLOSED - Open public record/address search"FIRE SPRINKLER FLOODING ON FLOOR ABOVE COMPLAINANT'S UNIT. NO ASSISTANCE FROM MGMT. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOMEONE REGARDING HIS TENANT'S RIGHTS."
SDCI Complaint Record 013498-25CP - 2025 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address search"I CONTACTED THE REGIONAL MANAGER, THE COMMUNITY MANAGER, AND THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ON MAY 29TH, 2024. YET MAJOR ISSUES STILL PERSIST. VENTILATION -THE EXHAUST FAN ON THE ROOF OF THE DRYER VENT STACK HAS BEEN OUT SINCE I MOVED IN IN APRIL. DRYER DUCT EXHAUST FROM NEIGHBORING UNITS TERMINATES INTO MY UNIT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS GOING TO GET FIXED...."
SDCI Complaint Record 007661-24CP - 2024 - status: CLOSED - Open public record/address searchWhy 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 6
Based on analysis of 6,295 verified LT records across all years in District 6. Primary source: MASTER_SOURCE_CITYWIDE_LLT_THRU_20251231_ENRICHED_01272026__PLUS_RECORDLIST-RARE.csv.
District 6 has 6,295 verified LT records, growing 289% from 148 in 2015 to 575 in 2025.
66.5% of LT records have no inspection date in the verified file (4,186 records).
64.4% of closed LT cases show no inspection result (3,678 of 5,710).
1,064 Notices of Violation against 4,203 LT complaints equals a 25.3% VI / CP rate.
StatusCurrent still shows 366 under investigation, 68 initiated, and 0 referred to law in District 6.
A Note on Enforcement Metrics
Two numbers define the enforcement accountability gap in District 6: 66.5% of LT records in the verified file have no inspection date, and 64.4% of closed LT cases show no inspection result. In raw counts, that is 4,186 records without an inspection date and 3,678 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.