Selling a house with code violations in Philadelphia
Open code violations can stall a traditional sale and pile on fines.
We buy houses with violations as-is, so you don't have to fix anything or fight City Hall first, we work through it from there.
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You pick the closing date
Can you sell a house with code violations in Philadelphia?
Yes. Open violations do not stop a cash sale. We buy the house with the violations attached and take them on after closing, so you are not paying to fix work you were only doing in order to sell. Nothing needs correcting first.
Do I have to fix Licenses and Inspections violations before selling?
Not with us. Open violations often complicate a traditional sale, because buyers using a mortgage and their lenders want them resolved first. We buy as-is with cash, so the violations transfer with the house and become ours to sort out.
How many violations is too many?
There is no number at which we stop being interested. We have bought houses with a single open notice and houses with a folder of them going back years. What matters is what they are and whether anything has escalated, not how long the list runs.
Where can I see what has actually been filed against my property?
Philadelphia Licenses and Inspections holds the record of property cases and open violations, and you can search your own address through the city department directly. Look before you assume the position is worse than it is. People usually imagine a longer list than the one actually on record.
An inspector is due back. Can I sell before then?
Usually, and tell us the date so it is planned around rather than discovered. A scheduled re-inspection is a fixed point in the calendar like any other, and it is far easier to work with when somebody knows about it at the start.
There are fines attached. Who pays those?
They get settled out of the sale proceeds at closing rather than being something you have to clear first. That is usually the answer people are waiting for, because the fines are often the reason the house has sat while everyone worked out what to do.
The violations came from a tenant, not from me. Does that change anything?
Not for the sale. The notices attach to the property rather than to whoever caused them, so the route through is the same. Tell us the history anyway, because knowing how the property got here usually tells us what else to expect.
What if the city has already taken me to court?
Say so on the first call. It does not stop a sale by itself, but it puts a clock on things and changes what order we do them in. We would much rather plan around a hearing date than find out about it a week before closing.
Is the house too far gone to be worth anything?
Almost never, and people misjudge this constantly in the same direction. Houses that owners had written off entirely are a normal part of what we buy. The only way to know is to let somebody look at it rather than deciding for yourself on the way past.
Will you need me to be there for inspections?
No. We are not sending a surveyor round or ordering reports you have to sit through. Someone from our team looks at the house once, and if you would rather not be there for that, tell us and we will work out access another way.
Here's what happens when you reach out.
Tell us about the house
Share the address, call, or text. A few quick questions, you're not signing up for anything.
Talk to someone on our team
We look at the house and comparable sales, then walk you through a clear cash offer, usually within 24 hours.
Close when you're ready
If you like it, you choose the date, in many cases in as little as 14 days once title is clear.
