Check a Florida property for code violations and liens before you close

Florida code fines can run up to $1,000 a day, and the lien follows the property to the next owner. Type an address and see every case the city or county has on record, in seconds.

  • Official city and county records
  • Refreshed daily from the source
  • Recorded lien book and page when there is one

812,459 cases on file across 3 jurisdictions. 4,961 properties have at least one case in lien status today.

What one missed case costs

$55,650

A Little Havana owner faced a lien at $150 a day for work done before she bought the house.

Hoodline, July 2026

~$130,000

In prior-owner fines on a Miami Beach unit. "The city contacted me the day after closing about the lien."

BiggerPockets forum, 2026

5+ weeks

For one buyer's municipal search, which came back incomplete two days before closing because of open violations.

r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer, 2026

What you get for an address

  1. A plain answer first

    Lien status, open cases, or nothing open on record, in one line.

  2. Every case behind it

    Violation, date opened, current status, and the recorded lien book and page where the county publishes them.

  3. A way to verify

    A link to the official source for each jurisdiction, so you can confirm before you sign.

Covered today

  • City of Orlando

    209,266 cases, 4,541 in lien status. City of Orlando only. Unincorporated Orange County and other cities in the county keep their own records.

  • Miami-Dade County (unincorporated)

    162,601 cases, 4,337 in lien status. Unincorporated Miami-Dade only. The City of Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah and the other municipalities run their own code enforcement.

  • City of Tampa

    440,592 cases, 0 in lien status. City of Tampa only. Unincorporated Hillsborough County, Temple Terrace and Plant City keep their own records.

How each source is read

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Questions

Does this replace a municipal lien search?

It is the fast first look: code-enforcement cases and code liens from the public record, in seconds. A full municipal lien search also covers utility balances, special assessments and open permits, so order one for the closing itself.

Who pays a code lien when a property is sold?

In Florida a recorded code enforcement lien runs with the land, so it stays on the property after a sale unless it is paid or released. That is why buyers check before closing.

How fresh is the data?

We pull every source daily. Orlando publishes daily and Tampa's case portal is current; Miami-Dade publishes less often, so its newest cases can be a few days behind. Each address page shows the date of the last pull.

Can my software or AI agent use this?

An API with a price per check is next. Request access and we will send you a key when it is ready.