Housing

About Us

The Environmental Health Division routinely inspects hotels, motels, detention facilities, and organized/day camps to assure compliance with the requirements of the California Health and Safety Code. 

Complaints

Rental housing such as detached dwellings and various types of attached or multi-user dwellings are inspected on a complaint basis only. The following are the types of complaints handled by this Agency in conjunction with City Code Enforcement: 

• Vermin, such as cockroaches and rodents
• Sewage overflows
• Leaking Plumbing (not including fixtures)

Contact your City Code Enforcement directly for other types of housing complaints such as maintenance, ventilation use, and occupancy. For tenant/landlord disputes contact Orange County Fair Housing or obtain legal counsel. 

 

General Information

• Septic Tank
• Lead
• Indoor Air Quality (bottom of page)
• Pool Safety
• Hoarding
• Universal Waste
• Used Oil Recycling
• Illegal Home Food Preparation (bottom of page, “complaints”)
• Mold
• Bed Bugs

Codes & Regulations

• California Landlord/Tenants Rights
• California Health & Safety Code
• Fair Housing Act
• California State Housing Law
• United States Environmental Protection Agency

Additional Information

• Fees
• Record Request

 

Resources

• US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Orange County City & County Code/Building Departments
• Local Mediation Program
• Orange County Fair Housing
• California Indoor Air Quality Program
• Orange County Social Services
• Air Quality Management District (AQMD)
• Orange County Vector Control
• Legal Aid Society of Orange County
• California Department of Public Health
• Orange County Animal Care
• Tobacco Use Prevention Program Services (TUPP)
• Orange County Waste Management
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Cal/EPA

Referrals to Other Agencies

• Preschool/Day Care Centers
• Assisted Living/Nursing Homes
• Mobile Homes