To open a new public record request, please contact the LADBS Custodian of Records via email at
ladbs.custodianofrecords@lacity.org.  In the subject line, please indicate that it is a Public Records Act Request. 

LADBS Custodian of Records
201 N. Figueroa St., Suite 1325
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 482-6770
ladbs.custodianofrecords@lacity.org

Public Record Act Requests to the Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) may include a wide variety of Departmental documents and materials (including print, photographic, and electronic formats) that were created or obtained by the department and are, at the time the request is filed, in the

Anyone may initiate a request for public records.

The California Public Records Act requires an Agency to provide a response to the public records request within 10 calendar days.

Charges for copying public records are in accordance with California Public Records Act Sections 6253(b), 6253.9(a)(2), and 6253.9(b); Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 98.0405, and Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 12.40 and 19.44 and are as follows: