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Division II — ADMINISTRATION.›Part I — GENERAL PROVISIONS.›Chapter 4 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.›SECTION 409. – FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.

San Francisco Fire Code § 409.1 Purpose

San Francisco Fire Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-23 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Fire Code § 409.1 · Text as of 2026-10-23

It is the purpose of Section 409 to reduce the risk of fires to residents by requiring owners of buildings with three or more dwelling units to disclose fire safety information to new residents on or before they begin to live in the building and once a year thereafter.

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