The owners of an off-campus apartment complex that caters to University of San Diego students have agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that units were leased out without a working fire alarm system, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
City prosecutors alleged in a civil complaint that units at The Carl, located on Mollie Street in the Morena neighborhood, were also occupied while building, mechanical and plumbing permits were pending and before property owners obtained a valid Certificate of Occupancy from the city.
The stipulated judgment requires the owners to correct the violations and prohibits similar violations at any other properties they own within the city.
Along with the $200,000 civil penalty, the property owners could pay as much as $1.28 million more if the issues are not corrected and will reimburse the costs of the city’s investigation.
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