Pasadena, CA Rental Inspections: Tenant Complaint Process (2026)

100 requires the enforcement officer to examine every building reported to be substandard. 700, written notice describing the specific defects must go to the owner, any mortgage or trust-deed holder of record, and any lessee of record, and, so far as practical, to anyone else holding an interest in the property. The notice has to state a deadline for starting repairs, rehabilitation, or demolition and removal, and that deadline cannot be shorter than 48 hours after the owner receives the notice unless the officer finds an emergency exists, meaning the condition requires immediate correction to protect life, health, safety or welfare.

110 lets the officer post a 'DO NOT ENTER. ' notice at every entrance, which stays up and the building stays unoccupied until repairs are completed, inspected and approved by the enforcement officer; removing the posted notice without written permission is itself a violation. 180, meaning it can be posted at the property and served by personal delivery or certified mail on the person in charge, the record owner, the lessee of record, and any lienholder. 060. 120, though compliance is still required pending appeal if the officer found an emergency.