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12503 N Ralston Ave

Sylmar, Los Angeles County, CA 91342 2507006032 4 units · 1952

This building has a higher-than-average number of open problems nearby. Few open issues; problems get fixed quickly. A reasonable bet for a smooth tenancy.

Code Enforcement Cases (7y) vs. neighborhood
Compared to a typical building in Sylmar
At or below average
avg 0.1
0
FewerMore

This building has 0 code enforcement cases (7y), at or below the Sylmar average of 0.1.

Building characteristics
Units4
ZoningLAR1
Year built1952
Total area3,035 sq ft
Use code400
APN (Assessor's Parcel Number)2507006032
Ownership

Registered owner per LA County Assessor records.

Owner name
Alexander, Heidi E Tr
Mailing address
8922 Rangely Ave West Hollywood Ca 90048

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Initial analysis

The property at 12503 N Ralston Ave in Sylmar, a four-unit building constructed in 1952 and currently owned by the Heidi E Alexander Trust, has generated a total of 56 service requests to 311 over the past seven years. The most recent six-month period from October 2025 to March 2026 shows a pattern of waste management and maintenance issues, with five documented incidents involving item pickups and two instances of service not being completed as requested. Specifically, there were three illegal dumping item pickups (February and March 2026, and January 2026) and two general item pickup requests (December 2025 and March 2026) during this period. The building appears to be experiencing recurring challenges with waste management and services not being properly completed, which may impact resident quality of life. While there are no recorded health or safety violations in the available data, the frequency of service requests suggests ongoing maintenance and management concerns.

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Risk rating

How 12503 N Ralston Ave's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of LA County code enforcement data — code enforcement cases, building & safety requests, foreclosure registrations, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that LA County will open a code enforcement case at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Grade A–B — Low risk

LA County rarely opens code cases here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Grade C — Moderate risk

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Grade D–F — High risk

Elevated violation and complaint history. LA County has opened cases here before and is statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
31stpercentile

Out of 310 buildings in this neighborhood, 214 are predicted to be safer.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
99%
No code
case
1%
Code case
likely
Model explanation

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Neighborhood: Mission Hills

Located in Mission Hills. The neighborhood captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

ZIP code (91331)

The ZIP code captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Building square footage

Larger buildings tend to have more systems that can need maintenance.

12-Month severity forecast
No violation 99.2%
Moderate concern 0.8%
Severe concern 0.1%
Estimated probability of a code enforcement case in the next 12 months at each severity level.
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12503 N Ralston Ave event timeline

Code enforcement cases, building & safety requests, foreclosure registrations, permits, and MyLA311 calls — most recent records in order.

2026
MyLA311 Request Mar 10
Item Pickups
Closed
MyLA311 RequestMar 10
Service Not Complete

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