Sell a house with code violations or a condemned notice

We buy properties with open code cases, unsafe-structure notices, missing permits, illegal conversions, and properties already tagged as unfit for occupancy. The violations are a paperwork problem we handle after closing rather than a reason the property cannot be sold.

Realistic sequencing matters here. Unpaid fines and municipal liens are cleared out of the closing proceeds by the title company, and open cases are transferred to us as the new owner so we can schedule the repairs or the demolition that the municipality is demanding.

What we need from you is the paperwork you have already received: the citations, the inspection reports, the hearing notices, the legal description if one was attached. Photocopies are fine. The more the city has already told you in writing, the more confident our offer can be.

What we look at before quoting a number

• Every citation, notice and hearing date you have received
• Unpaid fines and whether they have been filed as a lien
• Permit history and any unpermitted work
• Whether the property is legally habitable as it stands
• The city’s stated remedy: repair, vacate, or demolish

How a cash sale solves this

There is no listing period, no showings, no repair requests and no buyer whose mortgage can collapse three weeks in. You get one written number, a title company that handles the paperwork, and a closing date you choose — typically fourteen to thirty days from acceptance.

If getting a real number for the property would help you decide — even if you are months away from doing anything — ask for one. It costs nothing and there is no obligation.