The mission of the Code Compliance Division is to promote and maintain a safe and desirable living and working environment.

Code Enforcement activities include: 

• Neighborhood Compliance
  • Illegal dumping of garbage on private property. Junk and debris, such as old furniture, car parts, appliances, or other visual nuisances.
• Dangerous and/or Vacant Buildings
  • Ceilings, roofs, vertical supports, or other horizontal supports that sag, split, or buckle.
  • Plumbing, electrical, or mechanical hazards that create a danger to human health.
  • Excessive infestations of rodents, cockroaches, or other vector violations.
  • Unsafe electrical outlets that present a clear and present danger of fire or electrocution.
  • Uninhabitable buildings due to a lack of care, cleanliness, or sanitary conditions.
  • Defective or inadequate weather protection of exterior walls.
• Business Compliance
  • handles permits and licensing for tobacco retailers, entertainment permits, taxis, mobile food vendors, arcades and billiards, and other businesses.
• Anti-Graffiti Program
  • Graffiti abatement services and information
• Rental Housing Inspection Program
  • address the issue of substandard rental properties, promote greater compliance with health and safety standards and preserve the quality of Sacramento’s rental housing.
• Landscaping/Weed Abatement
  • Residential property is required to be maintained (mowed, trimmed, and/or maintained as often as necessary to prevent overgrowth and blight.
• Code Liaison Officer Program
  • Provides immediate access to a code enforcement officer
• Tenant Protection Program
  • Created to assist residential tenants with increasing rental rates by establishing limits on annual rent increases and providing protection from unwarranted lease termination.

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