d-b-i spokesperson william strawn says the warehouse owner has received two notices of violation, appeared for a director's hearing. and, was recently issued a notice of abatement, preventing the owner from possibly selling the building or applying for permits before complying with d- b-i. strawn says complaints allege the commercial building is being used for housing. sot- "that case is still in process. it may be referred to the city attorney for litigation.". the department of building inspection says it currently has a list of about 12 warehouses illegally converted for residential use without a permit. sot- "they don't throw parties here? no, no." bob mendez owns qube autobody in the bayview district on jarrold avenue. this warehouse across the street is on the d-b-i's list of alleged violators. but mendez says his neighbors are peaceful. and, an artist who works there tells us no one actually lives inside. sot- "they don't do any rave parties or anything like that -- they're good people." the d-b-i has about 129 inspectors and william strawn says they'll be following up on it's list