What actually drives chimney calls in Santa Monica
Santa Monica has had rent control since 1979. An owner who buys a building here with tenants already in place can inherit fireplaces with no paper trail at all. We start that trail: one entry per unit, with the flue, damper and firebox photographed and dated. That's the backdrop for every chimney rebuilds appointment we run here, deciding what's on the truck, how long we block for the visit, and what follow-up we recommend.

