Smelly Mel's Plumbing Inc
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Licensed & active (expires 2028-10-31) · No board discipline flag found in covered sources · 5 permits on file
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What this report checks
Score breakdown
| Factor | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| License status | 35/35 | Active license on file with a state board |
| Discipline & legal flags | 20/20 | No disciplinary flag on board record |
| Permit history | 15/20 | 5 permits on file |
| Reviews (BBB + HomeProFax) | 13/25 | No BBB rating on file and no approved HomeProFax reviews yet (neutral). External ratings are linked below, not stored |
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Source data as of: Report rebuilt from source files on 2026-10-19 · CSLB bond/workers' comp as of 2026-10-14 · most recent permit on file: 2025-12-08.
What we checked
| License | Checked | CA Corporation #786183 · active |
| Bond | Checked | $25,000 with SWISS RE CORPORATE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION · as of 2026-10-14 |
| Workers' comp | Checked | Workers' Compensation Insurance (EVEREST PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY) · as of 2026-10-14 |
| Years licensed | Checked | Licensed since 2000 |
| Business registration | Not available in CA | State business registry not loaded yet |
| Permits | Checked | 5 permits on record |
| Discipline | Checked | none on record |
| OSHA | Checked | 1 OSHA inspection record(s) from the last 5 years matched by business name and street address (U.S. DOL) |
| Reviews & outside links | Not checked yet | No review lookup run yet |
| Contractor-provided | Not checked yet | Nothing provided by the contractor yet |
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Licenses
Licensed since 2000 (earliest original issue date on these state license records; not a business start date)
| License # | Type | Status | Issued | Expires | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA 786183 | Corporation (A| B| C16| C36) Workers' comp: Workers' Compensation Insurance (EVEREST PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY); Contractor bond: $25000 (SWISS RE CORPORATE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION) | clear | 2000-10-20 | 2028-10-31 | State board |
Bond & workers' comp
| Contractor bond | $25,000 · SWISS RE CORPORATE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INSURANCE CORPORATION · effective 2026-07-01 |
|---|---|
| Workers' comp | Workers' Compensation Insurance · EVEREST PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY · effective 2025-10-27 · expires 2026-10-27 |
Source: CSLB Public Data Portal (License Master), as of 2026-10-14. Verify current bond and insurance with CSLB and the insurer before you hire.
Building permits
| Date | Permit | Type | Address | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | 202512081188 | otc alterations permit | 4160 20th St | $5,000 |
| 2021-03-08 | 202101213090 | otc alterations permit | 443 15th Av | $30,000 |
| 2019-11-01 | M1160727 | otc alterations permit | 922 Post St | — |
| 2010-10-26 | 201010042228 | otc alterations permit | 1691 Palou Av | $700 |
| 2004-08-06 | 200407088292 | additions alterations or repairs | 3528 Sacramento St | $4,500 |
Source: DataSF (Building Permits + Building Permits Contacts)
Source: DataSF, City and County of San Francisco (Building Permits; Building Permits Contacts).
Discipline, complaints & legal
No board discipline or complaints found in our current sources. Federal court search (CourtListener): no state-consistent possible match in our last sample run, or not yet run for this contractor.
OSHA & wage-and-hour records
U.S. Department of Labor inspection and case records matched to this business by name and street address. Records from the last 5 years (since 2021-10-30) are shown. An inspection is not by itself a finding of wrongdoing, and these records do not affect the HomeProFax Score.
OSHA inspections (1)
| Opened | Closed | Job-site city | Result | Current penalty | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-01 | open | San Mateo | Open case: citations not final | — | OSHA inspection 1766269.015 |
Current penalty is the amount after any settlement or adjustment. Open cases show no amounts because citations are not final.
Some inspections were done by the state's own OSHA program and are reported in the federal OSHA database.
1 older record(s) matched by name and address are not shown.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor: OSHA inspection and Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (dataportal.dol.gov), as of 2026-10-26. HomeProFax is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor. Verify details on the official record.
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Smelly Mel's Plumbing Inc · General Engineering Contractor
South San Francisco, CA
License on file: CA ••••6183
Sources for this report
- CA license board
- DataSF (Building Permits + Building Permits Contacts)
- U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage and Hour enforcement data (dataportal.dol.gov), as of 2026-10-26
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