Santa Clara County operates no countywide systematic rental inspection program. San Jose runs the Multiple Housing Program inspecting buildings of three or more units. Other cities and unincorporated areas rely on complaint-driven enforcement.
California Health and Safety Code §17961 authorizes local rental inspection programs but does not mandate them. Santa Clara County has not adopted a countywide systematic code enforcement program; unincorporated rentals are inspected only on tenant complaint through SCC Code Enforcement under Title B and Title C. San Jose is the lone large-scale exception, running the Multiple Housing Program (SJMC §17.20.1300) that inspects buildings of three or more units on a three-year cycle and charges per-unit fees. Mountain View runs a smaller targeted program, while Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Palo Alto, and Santa Clara rely on complaint-driven enforcement plus targeted state HCD audits when systemic problems emerge.
Substandard conditions identified by complaint-driven inspections trigger written notice, mandatory abatement timelines, and per-day fines under SCC Title B that escalate to receivership or criminal misdemeanor charges for willful neglect.
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