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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
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
Links in this section relate to Body