Code violations
A letter from the city is stressful, and the fines can feel like they grow while you read it. Owners often freeze because fixing everything would cost more than they can spend on the house.
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What this situation usually means
Code enforcement runs on deadlines. A notice can turn into a citation, then a fine, and in some places a lien or an order to vacate.
Retail buyers and their lenders stay away from houses with open violations, which leaves an owner holding something nearly impossible to sell and getting more expensive each month. You do not need to cure the violations to sell to us.
Your city's office or an attorney can explain your deadlines, and we will plan the closing around what they tell you.
How Covent helps
We buy with open violations and citations, and take on the compliance work after we own the home.
Recorded fines and liens are paid through the title company from the sale price.
We can close in 14 to 60 days of a signed contract, which may beat the next deadline.
If the house is unsafe or condemned, we can still look at it.
What we need to look at
- The address, and copies of any notices or citations.
- Whether a lien has been recorded and about how much is owed.
- Whether the house is safe to enter.
Selling to Covent is simple
Enter your address and a few details, and we email you your estimated offer.
Common questions
In most places, yes. We buy as-is and handle compliance afterward. Recorded fines are paid from the sale price at closing.
Tell us the status. If the house can be repaired, we can look at it. We don't buy teardowns.
They might. Your city can tell you how its fines work, and the sooner you tell us your dates, the better we can plan.
Talk to a specialist
Email Sam, Covent's AI assistant. Sam answers right away and can loop in a specialist from our team.
sam@coventhomes.com
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Where we buy
We buy houses in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and North Carolina.
Find out what we'd pay for your house
Enter your address to start. It takes about 2 minutes.
- No obligation to sell
- Close in 14 to 60 days