District 7 • Bob Kettle • Accountability Dossier
SDCI Enforcement Record: What the Complaints Say
About Landlord Accountability in District 7
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.
7,895
LLT Records
D7 total, full dataset
6,419
CP Complaint Records
source CP flag
946
VI Records
VI / CP rate: 14.7% - citywide: 24.6%
71.0%
No Inspection Date
citywide: 64.2%
68.4%
Closed / No Result
closed records with no visible result - citywide: 61.6%
+795%
LLT Growth
137 (2015) to 1,226 (2025)
District Overview
Downtown, Queen Anne, Magnolia, South Lake Union, Belltown
District 7 - Downtown, Belltown, South Lake Union, Queen Anne, and Magnolia - has the steepest verified growth curve in the LT file. Records rose from 137 in 2015 to 1,226 in 2025, a 795% increase. The district holds 7,895 verified landlord-tenant records and 6,419 complaints, but it also posts the weakest visible enforcement trail in the city: 71.0% of LT records have no inspection date and 68.4% of closed LT cases show no inspection result.
What the Pattern Looks Like
District 7's complaint record reflects the specific conditions of downtown high-rise residential buildings: elevator failures at scale (multiple elevators in the same building inoperable simultaneously), persistent bed bug infestations that management cycles through surface-level treatment without resolution, and electrical hazards documented with tenant-submitted complaints that receive no visible enforcement follow-through. Alongside these physical conditions is a pattern of financial and legal pressure: illegal mid-lease fee changes, management harassment after move-out, and retaliation complaints.
Featured Current Complaint Examples: 2015-2025
These examples use current-window complaint records from 2015-2025 for District 7. 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.
122 CP complaint records in the 2015-2025 current-window source. Latest selected/source year: 2025.
Water / Mold / Leaks, Heat / Hot Water, Tenant Rights / Displacement Pressure
This address is included because the current-window source shows repeated District 7 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of water / mold / leaks, heat / hot water, tenant rights / displacement pressure.
"I'M A TENANT IN THE BUILDING AND I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO HOT WATER OR HEATING FOR MORE THAN 3 DAYS NOW. I'VE FILED MAINTENANCE REQUESTS AND THEY JUST SAY "THEY ARE WORKING ON IT", BUT HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY ACTIONS OR GIVEN US A CLEAR TIMELINE."
SDCI Complaint Record 016050-25CP - 2025 - status: INITIATED - Open public record/address search"NO HEAT. LEAK IN BATHROOM SINK. BROWN WATER COMING FROM WALL BY THE SHOWER HEAD. UNSANITARY CONDITIONS. ELEVATOR CONSISTENTLY GOES OUT. MGMT NOT FIXING ISSUES. TENANT NOT BEING COMPENSATED. WHAT ARE RIGHTS?REFERENCE POTA 004568-25"
SDCI Complaint Record 004569-25CP - 2025 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address search"JUNK STORAGE IN HALLWAY TRASH SMELLS. GARBAGE CHUTE IS BROKEN BEEN DOWN FOR 26DAYS, ENTIRE BLDG SMELLS. TENANT HAS CALLED EVERYWHERE NEWS, SFD ETC. WHAT ARE RIGHTS THIS IS UNSANITARYREFERENCE 010070-25"
SDCI Complaint Record 010071-25CP - 2025 - status: UNDER INVESTIGATION - 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.
91 CP complaint records in the 2015-2025 current-window source. Latest selected/source year: 2025.
Pests, Elevator / Accessibility, Heat / Hot Water
This address is included because the current-window source shows repeated District 7 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of pests, elevator / accessibility, heat / hot water.
"THE ONLY ELEVATOR IN THE BUILDING HAD BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR DAYS NOW WITH THE ONLY WAY OUT BEING THE STAIRS. NO ADA EXIT AVAILABLE. ALSO TRASH AND OVERALL CLEANLINESS IS AN ISSUE. GARBAGE PILES UP INSIDE OF THE HALLWAYS IN THE BUILDING AND ROACHES ARE EVERYWHERE. THERE ARE ONLY 2 WORKING DRYERS FOR OVER 100 UNITS. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO LAUNDRY."
SDCI Complaint Record 001649-25CP - 2025 - status: CLOSED - Open public record/address search"COMPLAINANT REPORTS ONGOING BED BUG INFESTATION AND LARGE PILES OF GARBAGE AROUND THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. COMPLAINANT HAD A PRIOR INSPECTION IN AUGUST. REPORTS THAT THERE IS NO REGULAR TREATMENT FOR PESTS BUT RATHER TREATMENTS ARE REACTIONARY TO COMPLAINTS. LATEST CONFIRMATION OF BUGS WAS THIS WEEK. COMPLAINANT WANTS TO RELOCATE...."
SDCI Complaint Record 015410-25CP - 2025 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address search"COMPLAINT FOR 1102 8TH AVE LOWELL EMERSON IN FIRST HILL.THE HOT WATER IN MY BATHROOM IS NOT UP TO CODE. IT IS NOT HOT. I HAVE BEEN TAKING COLD SHOWERS FOR TWO WEEKS. I SUBMITTED A WORK ORDER A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM MANAGEMENT ABOUT THIS ISSUE...."
SDCI Complaint Record 012988-25CP - 2025 - 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.
34 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 7 complaint records at the same address. Selected records below were chosen for recent public-record descriptions of water / mold / leaks.
"MY LIVING ROOM CEILING HASBEEN LEAKING FOR 20 DAYS, LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE FROMMANAGEMENT."
SDCI Complaint Record 005860-25CP - 2025 - status: COMPLETED - Open public record/address search"MY UNIT WAS FLOODED ONMARCH 25TH, REPAIRS ARE STILLNOT COMPLETED, AND NO PLANOF REPAIR FROM MANAGEMENT.ALSO CONCERNED ABOUTMOLD AND TENANTS RIGHTS."
SDCI Complaint Record 005299-25CP - 2025 - 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.
Key Findings - District 7
Based on analysis of 7,895 verified LT records across all years in District 7. Primary source: MASTER_SOURCE_CITYWIDE_LLT_THRU_20251231_ENRICHED_01272026__PLUS_RECORDLIST-RARE.csv.
District 7 has 7,895 verified LT records, growing 795% from 137 in 2015 to 1226 in 2025.
71.0% of LT records have no inspection date in the verified file (5,607 records).
68.4% of closed LT cases show no inspection result (4,765 of 6,965).
946 Notices of Violation against 6,419 LT complaints equals a 14.7% VI / CP rate.
StatusCurrent still shows 677 under investigation, 62 initiated, and 3 referred to law in District 7.
A Note on Enforcement Metrics
Two numbers define the enforcement accountability gap in District 7: 71.0% of LT records in the verified file have no inspection date, and 68.4% of closed LT cases show no inspection result. In raw counts, that is 5,607 records without an inspection date and 4,765 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.