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Wayne County code violations list, MI

557properties with open code violations today · refreshed weekly

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

Wayne County, MI has 557 properties with open code violations today, read from City of Detroit records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 48206, 48238, 48214. 173 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).

Three Wayne County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Virginia ParkDetroit10of 10City code case (2 in 2 years)Owes about $54,500 in tax (8.0% of the value)
FullertonDetroit10of 10City code case in the last 2 yearsSold 2 times in 10 years
ChicagoDetroit10of 10City code case in the last 2 yearsOwned by an LLC / company

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

173Also on the absentee owner list173 Wayne County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Wayne County list is made

Wayne County's code violations list comes from the City of Detroit 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).

Wayne 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 Wayne County owners are

Top 1 cities by properties with open code violations
CityPropertiesShare
Detroit557100%

Top ZIP codes: 48206 Detroit (109), 48238 Detroit (82), 48214 Detroit (79), 48202 Detroit (67), 48204 Detroit (44).

Distribution

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

Years owned
Under 2 years117 24%
2 to 5 years172 36%
5 to 10 years131 27%
10 to 20 years60 13%
20+ years0 0%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k198 36%
$100k to $200k120 22%
$200k to $350k104 19%
$350k to $500k42 8%
$500k+93 17%
properties by county value
The numbers

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

557 properties with open code violations in Wayne County right now, with a median county value of $165,455. 31% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 4 years. Those behind on tax owe $8,002 on average. 68% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

By ZIP code, 48206 (Detroit) has 109, 48238 (Detroit) has 82, 48214 (Detroit) has 79: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Wayne County: city code case (2 in 2 years); owes about $54,500 in tax (8.0% of the value); city code case in the last 2 years; sold 2 times in 10 years.

The largest group by years owned is 2 to 5 years (172 properties); by county value it is Under $100k (198).

The official source

Where the official Wayne County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the City of Detroit. 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. Michigan rules and the Michigan 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 Wayne 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
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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 Wayne County, MI?

557 on the latest county file, from official Wayne County records (City of Detroit). 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 Wayne County code violations owner, with the reasons.

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