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Lucas County code violations list, OH

698properties with open code violations today · refreshed weekly

698 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Lucas County, OH has 698 properties with open code violations today, read from City of Toledo records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 43605, 43612, 43608. 330 of these owners are also on the absentee owner list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when the city has an open code-enforcement case (active or in court).

How it is built

How the Lucas County list is made

Lucas County's code violations list comes from the City of Toledo code-enforcement records: we read open code-enforcement cases matched to the parcel for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: the city has an open code-enforcement case (active or in court).

Lucas County data dictionaryCode-enforcement cases still open (active / in court).

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Lucas County owners are

Top 1 cities by properties with open code violations
CityPropertiesShare
Toledo698100%

Top ZIP codes: 43605 Toledo (179), 43612 Toledo (103), 43608 Toledo (81), 43607 Toledo (75), 43611 Toledo (44).

Distribution

Properties with open code violations in Lucas County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years130 19%
2 to 5 years134 20%
5 to 10 years157 23%
10 to 20 years143 21%
20+ years105 16%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k576 83%
$100k to $200k84 12%
$200k to $350k17 2%
$350k to $500k7 1%
$500k+14 2%
properties by county value
The numbers

Properties with open code violations in Lucas County: what stands out

698 properties with open code violations in Lucas County right now, with a median county value of $48,250. 47% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 7 years. Those behind on tax owe $9,972 on average. 37% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

By ZIP code, 43605 (Toledo) has 179, 43612 (Toledo) has 103, 43608 (Toledo) has 81: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

The largest group by years owned is 5 to 10 years (157 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (576).

The official source

Where the official Lucas County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the City of Toledo. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with absentee owner. Ohio rules and the Ohio guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Repairs ordered by the city cost money and come with deadlines and fines. Many owners would rather sell than fix.

How to work the Lucas County list

  • Read the case type: a tall-grass case is different from an unsafe-structure order.
  • Stack with absentee owner and owned 15+ years.
The letter to send: code violations ownersFor owners with open code-enforcement cases

Dear [first name],

City records show an open code case on [property address]. Repair orders come with deadlines and fines, and fixing everything is not always worth it.

I buy houses as-is, including the repairs the city has asked for, so the case stops being your problem.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

What you get in the app

  • Every property on the list, with owner and mailing address
  • Likely-to-sell score 1–10 and the reasons
  • Stack with absentee owner
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Lucas County

The score and the reasons on every owner show who is under the most pressure, so you start with the best odds.

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Questions

How many properties with open code violations are in Lucas County, OH?

698 on the latest county file, from official Lucas County records (City of Toledo). The count is refreshed every week.

Where do code violations come from?

From the city's own code-enforcement records, matched to the property by parcel number or address. Availability differs by city.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Lucas County code violations owner, with the reasons.

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