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

32 rental inspection, whether the unit is on the routine four-year cycle or flagged through the self-certification program's complaint-driven review. Subsection A requires the Code Enforcement Office to mail a letter of intent to inspect to the property owner and any designated management entity stating the inspection date and time, and to post a notice in a conspicuous place on the specific unit to be inspected, with a minimum of 21 calendar days' advance notice. Subsection B requires the Code Enforcement Office to notify the tenant, owner, and management entity in writing within five business days if it cancels or reschedules, and to re-post the unit with the changed date.

Subsection C addresses refusal: if a property owner, management entity, or tenant in possession refuses access to a unit that is to be inspected, the City Attorney is authorized to obtain an inspection warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction. 060(B)(1), Code Enforcement can find a self-certified property ineligible, triggering a full exterior and interior inspection, based on a review of the maintenance checklist, the self-certified affidavit, or an investigated complaint that the owner allowed the unit to fall out of compliance.