the case went to director's hearing, and that was approved by senior housing inspector alan davidson as well. the owner was given a continuance of that hearing. the case was reheard. the owner was given additional time. the order of abatement was finally determined to be issued in june, and then this appeal was filed. one of the issues that came up last time was regarding cal osha. that's the regulatory body for elevators in california. here's a copy of the permit for this elevator. it shows that it expired in january of 2016. almost three years ago. >> november, i think. >> november, yeah. you are right. thank you. and then the next -- what happens then is cal osha sends a letter to the owner. it says the application is being proce processed. it says the expired permit is considered valid by the state until an inspector can be dispatched to the inspection that's currently due. >> and is that the letter for this particular elevator or is it standard? >> it looks standard. >> so we assume they have complied? >> they said they complied. it shows you cal osha, even though it's been two

we had senior inspector alan davidson go back in august, august 2 to take these pictures. notice is not satisfied. it continues to stop abruptly and jolts when you right it. so, we're recommending that the order of abatement be upheld at and all cost by the department be assessed. thank you. >> thank you. would the appellant like to come forward? >> good morning. i'm the elevator service provider for building and i have been for nearly 25 years. never at any time throughout this entire period has the state of california elevator division not issued an operating permit. this elevator was manufactured and installed in the 1920s. and it's 99% original and it is termed in the industry as a reecstatic control. the elevator is adjusted a certain -- to a certain load and the brake spring tension on the brake drum, on the brake shoes on the brake drum is set at a certain tension for a specific load and the elevator circuitry and controller does not have the capability to adjust for a varying load as newer elevators do. so we tried to set it at an average and we've been setting it