Texas Signals/Code Violations/Austin

Austin Code Violation Property List

As of October 6, 2026, 6,896 code-enforcement cases are open in Austin, Texas. 6,702 were opened in the last 90 days and 42,741 in the last 12 months, out of 148,549 cases on record from Austin 311 (Development Services / Code) since 2004.

Latest case on file: October 4, 2026. Refreshed daily from the city's public records.

6,896
Open cases
6,702
Opened, last 90 days
42,741
Opened, last 12 months
148,549
Cases since 2004

Search Austin code-violation properties by address

Filter the 6,896 open Austin cases by ZIP, status and violation type, see the owner, and check whether the same property also carries a pre-foreclosure notice or a tax delinquency.

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Austin ZIP codes with the most code violations (last 12 months)

ZIPCases opened
787583,418
787453,166
787413,092
787442,934
787042,811
787532,512
787022,457
787232,123

What Austin is citing (last 12 months)

Violation typeCases
DSD - Request Code Officer23,925
Complaints18,412
DSD - Case Updates/Code Connect Messages404

Why a Austin code violation is a motivated-seller signal

When Austin opens a code case, the owner has a deadline, then fines, then the possibility of a city lien and abatement at their expense. Owners who let that run are telling you something: they live elsewhere, they inherited the house, the tenant stopped paying, or they are simply done. That is the seller an investor wants to reach, and the case is public weeks or months before any foreclosure notice is filed.

How to work the Austin list

Start with the ZIP codes above, then stack signals: an open code case plus a Travis County tax delinquency plus a recent pre-foreclosure filing on the same parcel is a near-certain motivated seller. Texas Signals puts those three on one record and ranks them with an Intelligence Score, so you mail or knock the best 50 first instead of the whole city.

Where the data comes from

Cases are pulled from Austin 311 (Development Services / Code), the city's own public code-enforcement system, and refreshed daily. Austin records on file run from 2004 to October 4, 2026. Counts on this page are distinct cases, not rows; a case that is reopened is counted once.

Austin code violations FAQ

Where do I find the City of Austin code violation list?
Austin publishes individual code-enforcement cases through Austin 311 (Development Services / Code), one case at a time with no investor filters. Texas Signals compiles those public records into one list — 148,549 Austin cases back to 2004, 6,896 currently open — searchable by ZIP, status and violation type, and cross-referenced with the same property's pre-foreclosure and tax-delinquency filings.
How many open code violations are there in Austin right now?
As of October 6, 2026, 6,896 Austin code-enforcement cases are open (no closed date on file). 6,702 new cases were opened in the last 90 days and 42,741 in the last 12 months.
Which Austin ZIP codes have the most code violations?
Over the last 12 months the most-cited Austin ZIP codes are 78758 (3,418 cases), 78745 (3,166 cases), 78741 (3,092 cases), 78744 (2,934 cases), 78704 (2,811 cases). These are the neighborhoods where owners are most often under city pressure to repair, clear or sell.
Why do investors buy houses with code violations in Austin?
An open code case means the owner is on a clock: fix it, pay escalating fines, or risk a city lien. Absentee owners, inherited houses and landlords who have given up on a property show up here first — often months before a pre-foreclosure notice. Most violations (high grass, junk, exterior repairs) cost little to cure relative to the discount a tired owner will take.
Can I buy a house in Austin that has an open code violation?
Yes. In Texas a code violation is a civil matter between the city and the owner; it does not block a sale. Unpaid fines or abatement costs can become a lien that must be cleared at closing, so pull the case history and the Travis County lien records before you make an offer. Texas Signals links each case to the property's other distress signals so you know what else is attached.