San Jose's Multiple Housing Program (MHP) under SJMC Chapter 17.20 systematically inspects every apartment complex of three or more units roughly every one to four years, charging owners annual fees and issuing notices of violation for habitability and code defects.
SJMC Chapter 17.20 creates the Multiple Housing Program, administered by the Code Enforcement Division. All apartment complexes with three or more rental units are enrolled. Inspectors review common areas, exteriors, life-safety systems, and a rotating sample of units, verifying compliance with the California Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Fire, and Health and Safety Codes plus SJMC chapters. Inspection cycles run roughly every one to four years based on the property's compliance history; high-risk properties are inspected annually. The program is funded by mandatory annual fees billed per unit. Owners cited must abate violations by deadlines and re-inspections trigger additional fees if abatement fails.
Failing to abate cited violations, denying inspector access without justification, or refusing program fees can trigger administrative citations, criminal misdemeanor referrals, recordation of substandard-property notices, and Receivership actions under California Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7.
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