Code Violations in Seattle
Every active code violation in Seattle, pulled live from city open data and updated daily. Made for wholesalers and off-market investors looking for distressed property before the MLS finds it.
A code violation is a recorded notice that a property breaks a municipal building, housing, or land-use code. Seattle publishes its cases as open data, and this map refreshes every night.
Seattle has 15603 active code violations across 11059 distinct addresses. The most common issue is Construction. The oldest active violation dates to 2003-11-26. 2750 new violations were opened across these addresses in the last 90 days — roughly stable vs. the prior quarter.
- Top issues: Construction (26%), Landlord / Tenant (25%), Weeds (19%)
- Newest filing: 2026-11-05 (2 days ago)
Sample addresses with active violations
| Address | Violation type | Opened | Deal score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2837 S ALASKA ST | Emergency | 2026-11-05 | 🔒 Score |
| 4050 32ND AVE W | Land Use | 2026-11-05 | 🔒 Score |
| 1942 HARVARD AVE E | Violation | 2026-11-05 | 🔒 Score |
| 836 31ST AVE E | Violation | 2026-11-05 | 🔒 Score |
| 7012 42ND AVE NE | Violation | 2026-11-05 | 🔒 Score |
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Common questions
- How many code violations are there in Seattle?
- Seattle has 15,603 active code violations across 11,059 distinct addresses as of 2026-11-07.
- How many vacant buildings are in Seattle?
- 466 properties in Seattle have an open vacant-building case as of 2026-11-07.
- What is the most common code violation in Seattle?
- Construction is the most common open violation type in Seattle, out of 15,603 active cases as of 2026-11-07.
- How do I look up code violations in Seattle?
- Seattle publishes code enforcement cases as open data. You can search this map by address, or follow FlaggedLeads' step-by-step guide to looking up code violations to check any property in any city.