Sell My House with Code Violations
The short answer.
Yes, a house with code violations can be sold as-is, and the cost follows the land. Boise abates the problem and bills the property, Ohio cities certify unpaid abatement to the county auditor as a special assessment, and Michigan's Housing Law can order a dangerous building demolished under MCL 125.540. A cash sale transfers it all.
InTym Properties buys houses with code violations directly, nationwide, as-is. You get a written offer usually within 48 hours, violations and all. No repairs, no permits, no fees. Email hello@intymproperties.com or call/text (650) 540-1854.
Open permits, code enforcement liens, unsafe structure notices. Bought as it sits.
†every offer signed · proof of funds on request · no obligation, in writing
How it works.
- 01
Tell InTym Properties about the violations
Two minutes. Open permits, code enforcement liens, unsafe structure notices: InTym Properties handles all of it.
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Read the offer
Within 48 hours, signed. Violations and liens are priced into the offer. You sell as-is, no repairs required.
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Close and walk away
Licensed title company. InTym Properties handles the liens and violations after closing. You're done.
Get your written offer.
How your offer gets built.
Value, repairs, costs, margin: the same lines your written offer is built on:
- ARV (fixed-up value)
- $285,000
- repairs
- −$51,500
- InTym Properties' costs
- −$28,500
- InTym Properties' margin
- −$17,000
- your offer
- = $188,000
illustrative · your offer uses your house, your comps, your repairs
Code Violations in Broward County.
Broward County Code Enforcement handles violations through the county's Code Enforcement Board or a special magistrate. Common violations include open permits, unsafe structures, overgrown vegetation, and unpermitted additions. Unpaid fines become liens, and the numbers compound fast: under Florida Statutes § 162.09 a first violation can be fined up to $250 a day and a repeat violation up to $500 a day, and cities of 50,000 or more (Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs) can raise those to $1,000 and $5,000 a day by ordinance. A recorded order becomes a lien on the land and any other property the violator owns, and after three months unpaid the local government can foreclose the lien on non-homestead property. Some liens exceed the property's value. Selling as-is to a cash buyer transfers the violations and liens to the buyer: you walk away clean. InTym Properties prices the violations into the offer and handles the resolution after closing.
The Florida fine schedule and lien rules: Florida Statutes § 162.09.
Boise's process runs through City of Boise Code Compliance, not a county board.
Code violations in Idaho.
Idaho has no statewide code-enforcement board or special-magistrate system like Florida's; enforcement runs city by city. Idaho Code § 50-334 gives every city the power to declare and abate nuisances at the owner's expense and to levy a special assessment on the land under § 50-1008 to recover the cost. Section 50-335 goes further: a city council can declare a dilapidated building that menaces public health or safety a nuisance and have it demolished at the owner's expense, recovered the same way. In Boise, Code Enforcement issues a written notice to abate (up to ten days under City Code § 4-1-4) before the city abates the nuisance itself and bills the cost back; violations of the development code are also misdemeanors under § 11-05-07, with each day a separate offense. Twin Falls runs a similar program under Title 7 of its city code; nuisance and weed-and-rubbish abatement costs are assessed against the property and collected like municipal taxes. The Idaho risk profile is different from Broward's: instead of daily fines compounding into liens, the city fixes the problem, or demolishes the structure, and attaches the bill to your property. Either way, the cost follows the land. A cash sale transfers it to InTym Properties. We price the violations into the offer and handle resolution after closing.
Statutes cited above: Idaho Legislature: Idaho Statutes
Code violations in Ohio.
Ohio runs enforcement city by city, not through a statewide special-magistrate system. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Dayton each maintain their own housing and property-maintenance codes: condemnation and demolition orders in Cleveland and Toledo, vacant-building registration and code enforcement in Columbus and Dayton, nuisance actions in Cincinnati. The common Ohio mechanism is the special assessment: when a city boards up, abates, or demolishes and the bill goes unpaid, the cost is certified to the county auditor and lands on the tax bill, where it collects with the property taxes and can pull the parcel into the county's delinquent-tax process. Fines compound on their own calendars in the meantime. A cash sale transfers the violations, the orders, and the assessment balance to the buyer: InTym Properties prices the city's paperwork into the written offer and resolves it after closing.
Statutes cited above: Ohio Laws: Ohio Revised Code
Code violations in Michigan.
Michigan enforcement runs through municipal ordinance with a state statute behind it. Blight tickets, unsecured-building orders, and property-maintenance citations are the everyday layer; unpaid municipal civil infraction judgments on land-use violations can be recorded as liens against the property under MCL 600.8731. The heavier machinery is the Housing Law of Michigan: under MCL 125.540 and 125.541 a local enforcing agency can declare a building dangerous, hold a show-cause hearing before a hearing officer, and order it demolished or made safe; if the owner does not comply, the city does the work and takes a lien for the cost, and under MCL 125.541a a judgment lien for demolition costs can reach the owner's other real property in the state. Same bottom line as Florida's compounding fines: the cost follows the land. A cash sale prices the orders and liens into the number and moves them to InTym Properties at closing.
Statutes cited above: Michigan Legislature: Michigan Compiled Laws
“Code violations compound: fines become liens, liens become unmanageable. InTym Properties stops the clock.”
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Questions.
Can I sell a house with open code violations in Broward County?
Yes. You can sell the property as-is. The violations and any resulting liens transfer to the buyer. InTym Properties prices the violations into the offer and handles the resolution after closing.
My Boise house has code violations. Can I still sell it as-is, and who buys houses like that?
Yes, and a cash buyer is the usual path. As-is means the violations, open permits, and any abatement orders transfer with the property; you fix nothing. Boise enforcement works differently than Florida's: under Idaho Code §§ 50-334 and 50-335 the city can abate a nuisance, or demolish a building that menaces health or safety, and bill the cost back as a special assessment on the land. InTym Properties prices that into the written offer and takes it on at closing.
What happens to code enforcement liens when I sell?
Code enforcement liens attach to the property, not the owner. When you sell, the liens remain with the property. The buyer (InTym Properties) assumes responsibility for resolving them.
Will I get less money because of the violations?
The offer reflects the cost of resolving the violations and liens. InTym Properties shows you the math: every line item, including the estimated violation resolution cost, is in writing before you sign.
Do I need to fix the violations before selling?
No. InTym Properties buys as-is. No repairs, no permits, no inspections required. You sell the property in its current condition.
What if the violations are from a previous owner?
Violations attach to the property, not the person. If you inherited or purchased a property with existing violations, you can still sell as-is. InTym Properties handles the resolution after closing.
How fast can you close on a house with code violations?
As soon as 7 days if title is clear (no probate or foreclosure). The violations don't slow InTym Properties down: they're priced into the offer.
What happens to unpaid code enforcement costs in Ohio?
They become a tax problem. When a city boards up, abates, or demolishes and the bill goes unpaid, the cost is certified to the county auditor as a special assessment and collected with the property taxes, and the balance can pull the parcel toward the county's delinquent-tax process. A cash sale transfers the assessment balance to the buyer at closing.
Can a Michigan city demolish my house over code violations?
Yes, for dangerous buildings. Under the Housing Law of Michigan, MCL 125.540 and 125.541, the enforcing agency holds a show-cause hearing and can order demolition or repair; if the owner does not comply, the city does the work and takes a lien for the cost. Under MCL 125.541a that judgment lien can reach your other Michigan real estate.
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Reviewed October 15, 2026 · InTym Properties · Nationwide