SF slaps $800K fine on Chinatown landlords for leaving tenants in dangerous conditions

TWO LANDLORDS in San Francisco’s Chinatown have agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties for repeated code violations related to health and safety at their properties. Another landlord agreed to a lesser financial penalty for similar allegations, the City Attorney’s Office said.

In total, City Attorney David Chiu said the three would pay $810,000 for violations related to shoddy plumbing, electrical code violations, and illegally adding units to their single room occupancy properties, known as SROs.