Expired Permits in Seattle
Seattle properties with expired building permits — an owner who started a project and walked away. Pulled from the city's permit records and refreshed daily. The stalled rehab wholesalers look for before it lists.
1953
Active violations
1174
Distinct addresses
Construction
Top type
46
Vacancy flags
293
New (90d)
2005-10-28
Oldest open
Seattle has 1174 properties that pair an expired building permit with active code violations. An expired permit usually means the owner pulled permits, started work, and ran out of runway — a stalled rehab that often ends in a sale. 293 new violations were opened across these addresses in the last 90 days — up 41% from the prior quarter. The most common is Construction.
- Top issues: Construction (33%), Landlord / Tenant (27%), Land Use (11%)
- Newest filing: 2026-09-21 (2 days ago)
Sample addresses with active violations
| Address | Violation type | Opened | Deal score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1102 8TH AVE | Emergency | 2022-07-28 | 🔒 Score |
| 4200 S OTHELLO ST | Emergency | 2023-06-14 | 🔒 Score |
| 1978 HARVARD AVE E | Construction | 2020-10-14 | 🔒 Score |
| 1404 BOYLSTON AVE | Land Use | 2022-06-29 | 🔒 Score |
| 1000 MINOR AVE | Emergency | 2023-08-07 | 🔒 Score |
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Common questions
- How many expired permits are there in Seattle?
- Seattle has 1,174 properties flagged as expired permits, carrying 1,953 active code violations as of 2026-09-23.
- 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.