CAMARA V. MUNICIPAL COURT OF SAN FRANCISCO
387 U.S. 523 (1967)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over right to access to a building and an appeal
by Camara (D) for a criminal conviction related to his refusal to allow Municipal (P)
permission to make a warrantless administrative search of D’s home.
FACTS: An inspector for the Division of Housing Inspection entered an apartment building
to make a routine annual inspection for violations of the city housing code. That inspector
learned that D was using the rear of his leasehold as a personal residence. The inspector
demanded entry but D refused because the inspector lacked a search warrant. Repeated
requests were met with the same response. A complaint was filed for refusing to permit a
lawful inspection in violation of city codes. D brought this action in a California Superior
Court alleging that he was awaiting trial on a criminal charge of violating the San
Francisco Housing Code by refusing to permit a warrantless inspection of his residence, and
that a writ of prohibition should issue to the criminal court because the ordinance
authorizing such inspections is unconstitutional on its face. The Superior Court denied the
writ, the District Court of Appeal affirmed, and the Supreme Court of California denied a
petition for hearing. The Supreme Court granted certiorari.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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