Los Angeles County
Los Angeles balcony inspection
Dedicated intake
Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety — Code Enforcement Bureau (LADBS). Apartment complaints also route through the Los Angeles Housing Department.
- Who inspects
- SB 326 condominiums: Licensed structural engineer, licensed civil engineer, or licensed architect (AB 2114 added civil engineers). Contractors and certified building inspectors do not qualify. SB 721 apartment buildings: Licensed architect; licensed civil or structural engineer; contractor holding A, B, and/or C-5 with at least five years’ experience constructing multistory wood-frame buildings; or a certified building inspector/official as specified. The inspector may not be a current employee of the local jurisdiction.
- Where the report goes
- Immediate-threat SB 326 reports: inspector provides a copy to the association immediately and to LADBS Code Enforcement Bureau within 15 days. Before submitting, report the violation through the LADBS Report a Violation portal. Apartment E3 complaints: LAHD at 866-557-7368.
- Filing destination
- LADBS Code Enforcement Bureau via the Report a Violation web portal, then the written inspection report as directed by IB-P/BC 2017-144.
- Local contact
- LADBS Code Enforcement Bureau
- Phone
- LAHD E3 complaints: 866-557-7368 · City: 311
- Address
- 201 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Ordinance / bulletin
- LADBS Information Bulletin IB-P/BC 2017-144, Exterior Elevated Elements — LADBS policy implementing SB 326 and SB 721 / LAMC.
Notes
- City of Los Angeles is inside the City, not unincorporated LA County. County properties file through LA County Building & Safety’s EEE portal, not LADBS.
- IB-P/BC 2017-144 is the city document to print and hand to an inspector who claims ‘we don’t file in LA.’
.gov sources
Open city portalPrepare the request before you send it.
Use the free report checklist to see which documents to ask for. If you need a starting draft, the $29 kit includes an inspector bid request, owner-summary letter, buyer document request, and planning spreadsheet.
Templates only. Confirm the city process; no report is filed or sent for you.
Not legal advice. Confirm the current statute text on leginfo.legislature.ca.gov and the current filing desk on the city’s .gov site before you send a report or a demand letter.
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