Common Violations

South Gate Municipal Code, Title 9, Chapter, 9.48, Property Maintenance, Substandard Building, 9.48.020:

• Inadequate Sanitation  
• Structural Hazards  
• Inadequate or Hazardous Wiring  
• Inadequate or Faulty Plumbing  
• Inadequate or Faulty Mechanical Equipment  
• Faulty Weather Protection  
• Faulty Materials of Construction
• Hazardous or Insanitary Premises
• Inadequate Maintenance
• Inadequate Exits 
• Fire Hazards
• Inadequate Fire Protection or
• Improper Occupancy (examples)

               Enclosed Patio Conversions

               Garage Conversions

               Illegal Divisions of Dwellings

               Laundry Room Conversions

               Rumpus Room Conversions

               Storage Room Conversions

               Any Other Types of Conversions

• Abandoned and Unfinished Buildings
• Unpainted Buildings, or Buildings the Paint on Which has Been Cracked, Chipped or Faded
• Broken Windows
• Inadequate or Unsightly Boarding or Windows or Doors   

Any property, or portion thereof, in which there exists any of the following conditions is a substandard property:

• Overgrown vegetation
• Dead trees, weeds and debris
• Unkept lawns
• Dead grass
• Unkept flower beds
• Dirt instead of green sod
• Autos, trucks, trailers, campers, boats and other mobile equipment parked on yard areas not improved with driveway paving which yard areas are contiguous to streets or highways
• Inoperative or abandoned motor vehicles or parts thereof maintained on the premises
• Abandoned and broken equipment
• Neglected machinery
• Broken or discarded furniture and household equipment in yard areas
• Clotheslines in front yard areas
• Garbage cans stored in front or side yards except when placed immediately adjacent to streets within 12 hours of the scheduled day of collection
• Packing boxes or other debris stored in yard areas  
• Lumber, junk, trash or debris
• Abandoned, discarded or unused objects of equipment such as automobiles, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers
• Stagnant water or excavations
• Anachronistic signs (Signs maintained on a premises which advertise a use, product or service that is no longer offered on the property)
• Graffiti

Any type of construction completed without first obtaining all required permits and approvals from the City of South Gate.

Review the General Policies on signs and Prohibited Signs.

Chapter 11.36 SIGNS

Municipal Codes

Contact SEACCA at (562) 803-3301 or www.seacca.org

Contact the South Gate Police Department non-emergency number at (323) 563-5400

Contact South Coast AQMD at (909) 396-2000 or www.aqmd.gov

Contact LA County Public Health at (888) 700-9995 or www.lacounty.gov

Contact Greater LA County Vector Control District at (562) 944-9656 or www.glavcd.org

Contact private legal counsel for options

Contact the Fair Housing Foundation at (562) 989-1206 or www.fairhousingfoundation.com

Contact the South Gate Police Department non-emergency number at (323) 563-5400

Contact private legal counsel for options